![How Saudi blackmailed the UN to avoid Yemen War Human Rights Slam](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/how-saudi-blackmailed-the-un-to-187x137.jpg)
Category
- Africa (96)
- Asia (528)
- Authoritarianism (99)
- Cats (1)
- Culture (333)
- Dehydration (1)
- Democracy (152)
- Dissent (259)
- Economy (431)
- Education (50)
- Elderly (2)
- Energy (729)
- Environment (850)
- Europe (467)
- Featured (1,370)
- fiction (5)
- Food (5)
- Guns (8)
- History (142)
- Human Rights (803)
- Immigration (13)
- International (467)
- Islamophobia (193)
- Juan Cole (264)
- Latin America (28)
- Latinos (3)
- leisure (21)
- media (279)
- Middle East (4,783)
- Arab World (3,519)
- Iran (416)
- Israel (575)
- Israel/ Palestine (1,096)
- Israel/Palestine (8)
- Kurds (173)
- Turkey (282)
- military (101)
- Modernism (1)
- nationalism (86)
- NATO (3)
- Natural Disasters (7)
- nuclear weapons (22)
- Peace (51)
- Persian mythology (1)
- Popular Culture (22)
- Poverty (3)
- privacy (19)
- racism (181)
- religion (584)
- Rights (107)
- Romance (1)
- science (75)
- Secular (West) (7)
- Secularism (18)
- South Pacific (1)
- Spirituality (18)
- Statelessness (14)
- Surveillance (239)
- Terrorism (940)
- Tolerance (2)
- Uncategorized (7,998)
- United Nations (54)
- Urbanization (2)
- US Foreign Policy (389)
- US politics (2,032)
- Anti-War Movement (4)
- Campaign Finance (21)
- Censors (18)
- Central Intelligence Agency (49)
- Civil Rights (74)
- Constitution (205)
- Democratic Party (406)
- Domestic Terrorism (14)
- Drone Warfare (17)
- Espionage (99)
- Ethnicities (183)
- Far Right (106)
- FBI (26)
- Foreign Policy (154)
- Gay Rights (11)
- Guns (39)
- Immigration (90)
- Israel Lobbies (58)
- Militarization (181)
- National Security State (307)
- Native Americans (12)
- Nuclear arsenal (5)
- penitentiaries (5)
- Pentagon (146)
- Police (17)
- prison reform (1)
- Reproductive Choice (7)
- Republican Party (1,085)
- Supreme Court (17)
- Voter suppression (14)
- Whistleblowers (3)
- Xenophobia (4)
- Veterans (15)
- Voting Rights (4)
- War (170)
- Western Religion (295)
- White Supremacists (20)
- wikileaks (8)
- women (171)
- workers (99)
- Writing (5)
- Youth (94)
Archives: United Nations
![How Saudi blackmailed the UN to avoid Yemen War Human Rights Slam](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/how-saudi-blackmailed-the-un-to-187x137.jpg)
![Can António Guterres Fend Off America’s War on the UN?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/can-antonio-guterres-fend-off-am-187x137.jpg)
Can António Guterres Fend Off America’s War on the UN?
By Dulcie Leimbach | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - When António Guterres was chosen by the United Nations Security Council in October to become the next leader…![Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/gambias-trump-and-the-dilemma-of-187x137.jpg)
Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court
By Ebrahim Shabbir Deen | (Informed Comment) | - - The stepping down, under duress, of long-term Gambian president Yahya Jammeh clearly illustrates the impact of credible collective security. However, for this…![UN Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Killing Yemeni Women and Children](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/09/un-calls-out-saudi-arabia-for-ki-187x137.jpg)
UN Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Killing Yemeni Women and Children
By TeleSur | - - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon demanded all parties fighting in Yemen "fully respect their obligations under international humanitarian law." In a rare move, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called…![UN: Return Saudi-led Coalition to ‘List of Shame’ Secretary-General’s De-Listing Opens Door to Political Manipulation](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/un-return-saudi-led-coalition-to-187x137.jpg)
UN: Return Saudi-led Coalition to ‘List of Shame’ Secretary-General’s De-Listing Opens Door to Political Manipulation
Human Rights Watch | - - (New York) – The United Nations secretary-general should immediately return the Saudi-led coalition to his “list of shame” for violations against children in Yemen, Human Rights…![Stymied by Syrian regime Sieges, UN planning Food Airdrops to 600K Civilians](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/stymied-by-syrian-regime-sieges-187x137.jpg)
Stymied by Syrian regime Sieges, UN planning Food Airdrops to 600K Civilians
By Lyndal Rowlands | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The UN has begun plans to deliver aid to besieged Syrian towns by air but says there are…![UN Rebukes Saudi Arabia: Yemen’s Children Victims of Shocking Violations](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/un-rebukes-saudi-arabia-yemens-c-187x137.jpg)
UN Rebukes Saudi Arabia: Yemen’s Children Victims of Shocking Violations
By Kristine Beckerle, Finberg Fellow | ( Human Rights Watch) | - - Every year, the United Nations secretary-general releases a “list of shame” of government forces and armed groups that have…![UN must hold Perpetrators accountable for War Crime of Hospital Bombings: HRW](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/un-must-hold-perpetrators-accoun-187x137.jpg)
UN must hold Perpetrators accountable for War Crime of Hospital Bombings: HRW
Human Rights Watch | - - An airstrike on April 27, 2016, that hit al-Quds Hospital and surrounding areas, killed 58 civilians, including medical staff and many patients, according to the Syrian…![Jubilation in Iran on “Implementation Day” ending Sanctions](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/jubilation-in-iran-on-implementa-187x137.jpg)
Jubilation in Iran on “Implementation Day” ending Sanctions
By Mahsa Alimardani | ( Globalvoices.org) | - - Share this: The Sunday January 17 cover for Iranian reformist newspaper Ghanoon states: “Hello to a Iran without sanctions: We are…![‘Very Soon’ US Spec Ops forces will Arrive in Syria As Russia bombs near Turkey](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/very-soon-us-spec-ops-forces-wil-187x137.jpg)
‘Very Soon’ US forces will Arrive in Syria; Russia bombs near Turkey
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Turkey's government is very unhappy today about developments in Syria. President Obama's special envoy, Brett McGurk, said Sunday that the some 50 men…![Autopsy as Vienna Syria Summit concludes: Did US let its hard Line Saudi Ally run Wild?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/autopsy-as-vienna-syria-summit-c-187x137.jpg)
Autopsy as Vienna Syria Summit concludes: Did US let its hard Line Saudi Ally run Wild?
By Carlyn Meyer | (Informed Comment) | - - Deep contradictions in the Administration’s Syria policy are on full display as the US, Russia, Iran and assorted other Middle Eastern states meet…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/UN_building-720x960-187x137.jpg)
Is the United Nations being captured by Transnational Corporations?
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS, Sep 22 2015 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is commemorating its 70th anniversary next week punctuated by a summit…![Pope Francis Endorses Iran Deal: Another Dilemma for GOP Catholic Candidates](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/pope-francis-endorses-iran-deal-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis Endorses Iran Deal: Another Dilemma for GOP Catholic Candidates
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Republican presidential candidates are virtually unanimous that human-caused climate change is a hoax and burning fossil fuels is good for us; that…![Over Israeli, US Objections, UN votes to raise Palestinian flag at HQ](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/over-israeli-us-objections-un-vo-187x137.jpg)
Over Israeli, US Objections, UN votes to raise Palestinian flag at HQ
Ma'an News | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The United Nations General Assembly voted late Thursday in favor of raising the Palestinian flag at its headquarters in New York by an overwhelming…![What Iran sacrificed in Deal: Accepted dependence on Imported Enriched Fuel](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/what-iran-sacrificed-in-deal-acc-187x137.jpg)
What Iran sacrificed in Deal: Accepted dependence on Imported Enriched Fuel
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | - - OXFORD (IPS) - Iran’s nuclear programme has been the target of a great deal of misinformation, downright lies and above all myths.…![UN to Back Raising of Palestinian Flag, defying Israeli Objections](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/un-to-back-raising-of-palestinia-187x137.jpg)
UN to Back Raising of Palestinian Flag, defying Israeli Objections
By IMEMC News | - - Israel asks UN to rebuff flag initiative A draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the United Nations will likely be adopted next week in…![Israel’s Illegal blockade of Gaza based on “made-up laws”; resistance outlawed](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/israels-illegal-blockade-of-gaza-187x137.jpg)
Israel’s Illegal blockade of Gaza based on “made-up laws”; resistance outlawed
By Azeezah Kanji | (OpenDemocracy) | - - Israel invokes the privileges of engaging in international armed conflict but denies Palestinians their corresponding entitlements under the same body of law. This is…![70 Top nuclear Experts: Iran Deal a ‘Net-Plus’ for Non-Proliferation Worldwide](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/70-top-nuclear-experts-iran-deal-187x137.jpg)
70 Top nuclear Experts: Iran Deal a ‘Net-Plus’ for Non-Proliferation Worldwide
By S. Chandra | (Inter Press Service) - - WASHINGTON (IPS) - As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote next month on the landmark Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was…![The Nuclear Deal has turned Tehran into Diplomatic Capital of Mideast](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/the-nuclear-deal-has-turned-tehr-187x137.jpg)
The Nuclear Deal has turned Tehran into Diplomatic Capital of Mideast
By Javad Heirannia / Farhang Jahanpour | (Tehran Times) | - - TEHRAN - Farhang Jahanpour, a former Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University, says the confirmation of the nuclear deal between…![Top Iran General Endorses Nuclear Deal with US, UNSC](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701060122im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/top-iran-general-endorses-nuclea-187x137.jpg)