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Moral cowards? Some seventy delegations walked out on Netanyahu. But the more than one hundred who stayed made a choice too. (opens the original)
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On 24 September, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed the 81st UN General Assembly. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for him, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity. Around 70 delegations either walked out, left their seats empty or were not present for his address, according to several counts. He called them “moral cowards.” The walkout was no surprise to anyone. The Palestinian mission had called for it openly, and it was a repeat of
The UN Secretary-General Who Cried Powerless | Why the next UN Secretary-General should use the power the office already has (opens the original)
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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres gave an interview to the Financial Times (published on 25 August). It was widely distributed (at least among the UN crowd). The interview broached a wide range of topics in 30 or so minutes. There’s part that I could recognize myself having been part of the inner machinery of the UN, there are other parts where I felt quite uncomfortable. And I almost fell of my chair when the Secretary-General said that a large part including the UN special rapporteur a
Congratulations, You've Been Promoted. Now You're Terrible at Your Job! (opens the original)
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The UN Quietly Firing Its Future. Part II: What 34,000 UN Staff Told Us (opens the original)
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Is the UN Quietly Firing Its Future? What UN80 Means for the People Who Staff the UN (opens the original)
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