Posts Tagged: Syria UN
In Ironic Twist, Syria to Head UN Panel on Chemical Disarmament
JNS.org - Despite allegations that it carried out yet another deadly chemical weapons attack last Saturday, Syria will next month chair the United Nations disarmament forum that produced...
Syria Exemplifies Failure of the United Nations
The U.N. General Assembly's 68th session will open its annual "general debate" in New York on Tuesday, with leadoff speakers including President Obama and Iranian President...
Netanyahu: ‘Israel Cannot Depend on International Forces for its Security’
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting by announcing that he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend about...
UN Diplomat: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Not Less Important than Syria Carnage
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process Robert Serry addresses the UN Security Council. Photo: UN. A senior United Nations diplomat told the international...
Syria Rejects Ban Ki-moon Proposal for Chemical Weapons Team
Al Arabiya - Syria will not accept a chemical weapons team, as proposed by U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, to probe the alleged use of...
Syrian Rebels Seize UN Peacekeepers Near Golan
Jerusalem Post - Syrian rebels say they have seized a convoy of United Nations observers near the Golan Heights, according to videos posted on...
Barak: Lack of Response to Syria Crisis Means Countries Can’t Count on Outside Support
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said global inaction on the violence in Syria is a sign that most countries cannot count on outside support or protection,...
Syrian Refugees Attempting to Cross Jordanian Border Gunned Down by Assad Forces
Al-Arabiya - Syrian refugees seeking shelter away from violence in the country are being gunned down by President Assad's forces alongside the Jordanian ...
Does Anyone Give a Damn About Syria?
It's hard to believe that every day the news reports have Syrians dying like flies and no one seems to give much of...
Syria and Decline of the UN
The crisis over Syria is the third major case of mass murder in the last 20 years in which the U.N. has...
Syria’s Unfolding Tragedy: What Can Be Done?
As the carnage in Syria continues, the powers that are capable of taking serious measures to stop it are busy finding excuses to explain their...
Amateur Hour at the U.N.
Last week, Russia and China obstructed the Obama administration's Syria policy by vetoing an anti-Assad Security Council resolution backed by the Arab League,...
