Following US, Israel says it will halt participation in UN Human Rights Council
[IsraelTimes] FM Gideon Sa’ar accuses UNHRC of ‘protecting human rights abusers’ while ‘demonizing’ Israel and ‘propagating antisemitism’
Trump withdraws US from UN Human Rights Council, permanently ends funding to UNRWA
[IsraelTimes] The UN ‘has to get its act together,’ US president says, as he signs executive order calling for review of UNESCO, and UN institutions generally, that cites ‘anti-Israel bias’
Trump’s executive orders on Tuesday also called for a review of American involvement in the Paris-based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, known as UNESCO, and a review of US funding for the United Nations in light of “the wild disparities in levels of funding among different countries.”
Posted by: trailing wife 2025-02-06 |