Why Israel Has Opted Not To Extend UN Envoy’s Visa

December 2, 2023 World news Comments Off on Why Israel Has Opted Not To Extend UN Envoy’s Visa

Israel has notified the United Nations that it will not renew the visa of its humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories. A UN spokesman said Friday after Israeli officials said the diplomat could not be impartial. In December 2020, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres named Canada’s Lynn Hastings as his deputy special envoy for the Middle East peace process and the ...

Israel To Deny UN Officials Visas Citing UN Chief’s Support For Hamas

October 25, 2023 Uganda news Comments Off on Israel To Deny UN Officials Visas Citing UN Chief’s Support For Hamas

Israel has said it will start denying UN officials Visas sighting an unfair treatment by the international body. In a recent meeting, a row broke out in New York on Tuesday night, as the UN Security Council met to discuss the Israel-Gaza war. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the Hamas attacks on 7 October – in which more than ...

UN Says Countries Are Using Covid-19 pandemic As ‘Pretext’ To Gag Opposition

February 22, 2021 World news Comments Off on UN Says Countries Are Using Covid-19 pandemic As ‘Pretext’ To Gag Opposition

The United Nations on Monday harshly criticized countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent and suppressing criticism. He was speaking at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council’s main annual session. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres charged that authorities in a number of nations were using restrictions meant to halt the spread of Covid-19 ...