UN Watch

UN Watch is a Geneva-based NGO whose stated mission is "to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter " . It is an accredited NGO in Special Consultative Status to the UN Economic and Social Council and an Associate NGO to the UN Department of Public Information . It is affiliated with the American Jewish Committee , an international think tank and advocacy organization established in 1906 which was a pioneer advocate of the UN Charter's inclusion of international human rights guarantees as well as the creation of the post of a High Commissioner for Human Rights . UN Watch has been active in combating perceived human rights abuses in Congo and Darfur , perceived anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment in the UN, and monitoring the qualifications of candidate countries to UN Human Rights Council elections. It has been a strong critic of the United Nations Human Rights Council , asserting that many of its members have poor human rights records themselves. UN Watch has described the council as equally bad as or worse than its forerunner, the defunct United Nations Commission on Human Rights . The group has been praised by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and the Director General of the UN Office in Geneva Sergei Ordzhonikidze has acknowledged "the valuable work of UN Watch in support of the just application of values and principles of the United Nations Charter and support for human rights for all." Agence France-Presse has described UN Watch both as "a lobby group with strong ties to Israel" and as a group which "champion[s] human rights worldwide". Ban Ki-moon, The Secretary-General ofThe United Nations . Mission & History , UN Watch American Jewish Committee : Who We Are [1] Speaking to Power: Nathan Abrams assesses the changing fortunes of Commentary magazine , Jewish Quarterly .

UN Watch is a Geneva-based non-governmental organization whose stated mission is "to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter ". It is an accredited NGO in Special Consultative Status to the UN Economic and Social Council and an Associate NGO to the UN Department of Public Information . UN Watch has been active in combating human rights abuses in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Darfur , and has been vocal against abuses in regimes such as China, Cuba, Russia and Venezuela, often using its allotted time at the UNHRC to allow for dissidents and human rights activists to speak. UN Watch is frequently critical of what it views as anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment at the UN and UN-sponsored events. The group has been praised by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan , and the Director General of the UN Office in Geneva Sergei Ordzhonikidze has acknowledged "the valuable work of UN Watch in support of the just application of values and principles of the United Nations Charter and support for human rights for all." Agence France-Presse has described UN Watch both as "a lobby group with strong ties to Israel" and as a group which "champion[s] human rights worldwide".

Non-governmental organization UN Watch is a Geneva-based non-governmental organization whose stated mission is "to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter ". It is an accredited NGO in Special Consultative Status to the UN Economic and Social Council and an Associate NGO to the UN Department of Public Information . UN Watch has been active in combating human rights abuses in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Darfur , and has been vocal against abuses in regimes such as China, Cuba, Russia and Venezuela, often using its allotted time at the UNHRC to allow for dissidents and human rights activists to speak. UN Watch is frequently critical of what it views as anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment at the UN and UN-sponsored events. The group has been praised by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan , and the Director General of the UN Office in Geneva Sergei Ordzhonikidze has acknowledged "the valuable work of UN Watch in support of the just application of values and principles of the United Nations Charter and support for human rights for all." Agence France-Presse has described UN Watch both as "a lobby group with strong ties to Israel" and as a group which "champion[s] human rights worldwide".

Non-governmental organization UN Watch is a Geneva-based non-governmental organization (NGO) whose stated mission is "to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter ". It is an accredited NGO in Special Consultative Status to the UN Economic and Social Council and an Associate NGO to the UN Department of Public Information . Agence France-Presse has described UN Watch as "a lobby group with strong ties to Israel". The organisation has been active in denouncing human rights abuses worldwide, for instance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Darfur , China, Cuba, Russia and Venezuela, often using its allotted time at the UNHRC to allow for dissidents and human rights activists to speak. Primarily, UN Watch denounces what it views as anti-Israel sentiment at the UN and UN-sponsored events.