UN peacekeeper taken hostage in Golan Heights
A UN peacekeeper from New Zealand was abducted late last night, only to be released unharmed five hours later
- 15 May 2013
Germany seeks to block Israel from UN Security Council
A surprise German bid for a position on the UN Security Council means Israel will likely be overlooked
- 14 May 2013
Iran to chair UN arms control forum
Iran is next in line to host the United Nations' arms control forum, despite sanctions over its nuclear programme and ongoing terrorist support
- 13 May 2013
Does the United Nations treat all refugees equally?
There are multiple UN agencies safeguarding the rights of refugees the world over - but the funding and staffing of one agency perhaps tells us about the institutional UN bias towards one people... doesn't it?
- 23 April 2013
Aw, the UN has "deep concerns" - isn't that precious?
If it were Israel making an incursion into a demilitarised zone, you could bet the UN would be having kittens
- 27 March 2013
Desperate Syrian women turn to prostitution
In amongst the continued battle for the country, the war in Syria continues to take its toll on citizens of the country
- 10 March 2013
Haiti's battle with cholera: Isolation vs infection
For Haiti, as with everywhere else, the frontline of the fight against disease always lies at home
- 28 February 2013
Is Israel really to blame for Gaza's water shortages?
Israel has met and exceeded expectations in terms of the supply of water to the Palestinian people. So why are Palestinian and British politicians still playing politics with this issue?
- 13 February 2013
Ron Paul goes all big/world government on his own fans
Ron Paul has been accused of rank hypocrisy in attempting to wrestle a domain from his fans, using the 'hostile' United Nations
- 10 February 2013
More controversy over draft UN climate report: 20 years of overestimated warming
Another week, another eyebrow raised over the latest UN climate report
- 30 January 2013
Leaked UN climate report slammed for citing WWF/Greenpeace
The UN has been rebuked for once again including the world of climate change lobby groups in lieu of hard science
- 24 January 2013
Palestine's strangely stubborn state of mind
Half a century of lost battles taught mightier powers to change their mindset – think of Germany after two world wars. The Palestinians never seem to learn
- 8 December 2012
Exclusive image of Lord Monckton being ejected from climate change conference
Lord Monckton was yesterday ejected from the UN climate change talks in Doha, we bring you an exclusive image
- 7 December 2012
Britain is now a bit part player in the Middle East
Britain's inability to assert a consistent and sensible policy with regard to Israel and Palestine has led us down the road to anonymity
- 29 November 2012
About that "flexibility", Mr. President
Flexibility offers opportunities that extend far beyond the conventional approaches to crafting regional alliances, spearheading peace treaties, and imposing sanctions on outlaw nations
- 9 November 2012
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