ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf resigned and rejected withdrawing her report which condemns ‘Israel’ as a racist entity. Khalaf called on ESCWA member states to penalize ‘Israel’, stressing that the report has a legal authority and can never be withdrawn. Khalaf added that heavy funding pressures are being exerted on ...
The United Nations on Thursday warned that its operations could suffer if the United States were to slash funding to the world body as called for in President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “is totally committed to reforming the United Nations and ensuring that it is fit ...
