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“I deeply appreciate the valuable work performed by UN Watch. Informed and independent evaluation of the United Nations’ activities will prove a vital source as we seek to adapt the Organization to the needs of a changing world.”
— Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General
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Hillel Neuer op-ed for @thedispatch: “I have dealt with Navi Pillay in Geneva since she arrived here as the UN human rights chief. Over 18 years, I watched her turn the language of universal rights into a weapon aimed relentlessly at the Jewish state.”
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.@dcexaminer: “U.N. human rights experts are taking six-figure donations from leftist nonprofit groups without properly disclosing them all, the Geneva-based UN Watch alleges. The watchdog raised concerns that this could compromise the rapporteurs.”
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Dis-Honored: Italy's far-left Five Star party pulls bid to honor Francesca Albanese in Avellino. Critics of the rapporteur argued that respect for international law and civilians “must be applied without double standards, condemning violations regardless of who commits them.” ⬇️
UN RAPPORTEUR: “WE NEED TO STOP SENDING WEAPONS TO UKRAINE”
Russia invaded Ukraine, but “there are a number of reasons that led to that war...”
She accuses “NATO led by the United States” of “a political calculation to have a weak Europe. . .That’s why that front remains open.”
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UN rapporteurs are required to disclose their funding.
Yet our forensic investigation uncovered:
⚠️ $11.8 million in undisclosed funding.
⚠️ $1.4 million from unnamed donors.
⚠️ $42 million missing key information.
🔗 See the evidence yourself:
unwatch.org/special-rapporte…
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BREAKING: Before receiving $150,000 from China, UN expert Ben Saul was privately emailing Beijing officials.
At the UN tomorrow, Saul will accuse the U.S. of “crimes against humanity,” and demand states withhold military assets from America.
He must now face U.S. sanctions.
Meet Australian professor Ben Saul: The U.N. expert on human rights and counterterrorism.
He received $150,000 from China then refused to issue any statements on China’s persecution of the Uyghurs, which Beijing justifies as “counterterrorism.”
🧵 See his bias on full display:
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BREAKING: UN Watch has uncovered over $2.5 million in external financial support to UN expert Francesca Albanese — including over $600,000 from undisclosed sources and tens of thousands from pro-Hamas groups.
🔗 See the evidence for yourself:
unwatch.org/special-rapporte…
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🇺🇸 @AmbUNReform Jeff Bartos: “Francesca Albanese should be fired, she will be fired. It’s just a question of getting the right leadership in there to get it done.”
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Did you know? China is one of the top donors to so-called UN human rights experts, providing over $2 million — including to mandates on minority rights and counterterrorism. No credible human rights expert would accept a dime from a regime that oppresses 1.5 billion people.
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See the UN “experts” taking cash from China:
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🚨 BREAKING: New database by UN Watch identifies an estimated $88 million in outside funding of UN human rights experts, exposing significant disclosure gaps involving politically-engaged foundations and governments including China, Russia, and Qatar.
🧵See the key findings:
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UN experts wield enormous influence over government policy, media coverage, and public debate. The public deserves to know who finances their work.
See where the money goes for yourself:
unwatch.org/special-rapporte…
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