Joseph A. Klein, CFP United Nations Columnist

Maddow and MSNBC make fools of themselves on live TV

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow went on Twitter Tuesday (March 14^th) to hype her "breaking story": "We've got Trump tax returns. Tonight, 9pm ET. MSNBC. (Seriously)." This no doubt sent the Left into a state of delirium. Then, Maddow followed up with another tweet, lowering expectations slightly: "What we've got is from 2005... the President's 1040 form... details to come tonight 9PM ET, MSNBC."

Assessing China’s Proposal for International Cooperation on Cyberspace

The arcane issue of cybersecurity has received front page media attention of late. Most recently, WikiLeaks published documents which purport to show, according to WikiLeaks, “the scope and direction of the CIA's global covert hacking program.”

UN Human Rights Head Hurls Hypocritical Charges Against Trump

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, a Jordanian, assumed his functions as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on September 1, 2014. He has recently been obsessed with criticizing the Trump administration for a variety of alleged human rights sins.

Vetoes Sink Latest UN Security Council Resolution on Syrian Chemical Weapons

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Says it’s Time to End the UN’s Anti-Israel Bias

UN Secretary General Guterres Misspeaks on President Trump’s Entry Suspensions

U.N. Secretary General António Guterres has fallen prey to the hysteria surrounding the executive order.

Ending Business as Usual at the United Nations

Bureaucrats and diplomats at the United Nations are scrambling to adjust to the new Trump administration. One thing seems certain. The Obama days of wine and roses for the UN are over. The new U.S. ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, told reporters on Friday, upon entering UN headquarters for the first time in her new role, “you are going to see a change in the way we do business.”

Ambassador Samantha Power’s Swan Song at the United Nations

Samantha Power held her farewell press conference as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on January 13th. She used the press conference to follow up on the themes she had previously laid out in her detailed cabinet exit memo and in her remarks at the Security Council’s January 10th open debate on the maintenance of international peace and security.

Failures of the UN "Talking Club"

President-elect Donald Trump tweeted the sad truth about the United Nations on the day after Christmas, saying it was “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time.” Not long after the president-elect’s tweet appeared, the UN propaganda machine churned out a rebuttal, tweeting the following image listing its Pollyannaish version of its major accomplishments: (See Image Right) Other than its valuable work in supporting and coordinating the delivery by aid workers of food, medical and other humanitarian supplies to areas of the world beset by natural disasters or conflict, the United Nations has failed, or has been largely irrelevant, in key areas for which it seeks to take credit. This article will focus on peacekeeping, poverty reduction, protection of human rights, help in alleviating the plight of refugees and migrants, and use of diplomacy to prevent conflict.

Obama Sides with Terrorists over Historic Ally at the Anti-Israel United Nations

President Obama is ending his presidency the way he began it--throwing Israel to the wolves. On September 23, 2009, he told the United Nations General Assembly, "America does not accept the legitimacy of continued settlements." On December 23, 2016, Obama broke with the longstanding practice of both Democratic and Republican administrations to protect Israel from one-sided UN resolutions. He let the UN Security Council pass a resolution declaring that the establishment of settlements by Israel has "no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law."

President Obama Throws Israel to the Wolves

The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to approve a resolution demanding that "Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem."

UN Security Council Passes Watered Down Humanitarian Resolution for Aleppo

The United Nations Security Council managed to pass a consensus resolution unanimously on December 19th regarding the ongoing humanitarian crisis in eastern Aleppo, Syria. Security Council Resolution 2328 (2016) emphasizes the importance of ensuring “the voluntary, safe and dignified passage of all civilians from the eastern districts of Aleppo or other areas, under the monitoring of and coordination by the United Nations and other relevant institutions, to a destination of their choice."

Incoming UN Secretary General Takes the Oath of Office as Trump Presidency Looms

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will commence his duties as secretary general on January 1, 2017, succeeding Ban Ki-moon. Mr. Guterres took the oath of office on December 12th in a ceremony presided over by the president of the UN General Assembly.

New UN Security Council Resolution Strengthens Sanctions against North Korea

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2321 (2016) on November 30th. It condemns the North Korean (DPRK) regime’s continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles while its people continue to suffer under inhumane conditions. The resolution strengthens previous UN-imposed sanctions on the DPRK in response to its fifth nuclear test conducted on September 9, 2016.

Towards a More Constructive Engagement with China under a Trump Administration

Amidst concerns over how a Trump administration will interact with China, especially with respect to trade, China’s President Xi Jinping told President-elect Trump during their recent telephone conversation that "The facts prove that cooperation is the only correct choice for China and the United States."

Palestinians Use a Willing United Nations to Advance their Destructive Agenda

The United Nations continues to serve as the Palestinians’ battering ram to try and destroy the legitimacy of the Jewish state of Israel.

UNESCO’s Shameful Dejudaization of Jews’ Holiest Sites in Jerusalem

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) executive board passed a resolution, entitled “Occupied Palestine,” which refers to Jerusalem's holy sites only by their Islamic names. The resolution effectively denies the historical ties of the Jewish people to the Temple Mount, proving that this dysfunctional UN body is not grounded in any educational, scientific or cultural reality at all.

UN Continues Substantial Purchases from Companies Tied to Assad Regime

The United Nations Security Council once again deadlocked over what to do about the increasing carnage in Syria, particularly in the besieged city of Aleppo. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed frustration at the lack of any decisive action by the Council. Yet, while the UN’s own procurement division continues to do millions of dollars’ worth of business with individuals and entities tied to the Syrian regime and its president Bashar al-Assad despite the ongoing atrocities, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is demanding that the UN procurement division target Israel for blacklisting and boycott.

Unchecked Barbarism in Syria Continues

"There were no conclusions reached." This is how the outgoing president of the United Nations Security Council described the Security Council's response on September 29th to the latest horrors against civilians being inflicted daily upon innocent civilians, including little children, in eastern Aleppo and elsewhere in Syria.

UN Panel Accuses the U.S. of Systematic Racism Against African-Americans

Just when you thought the United Nations could not sink any lower, a UN panel has issued a report recommending that the United States pay “reparations” to African-Americans for its “legacy of colonial history, enslavement, racial subordination and segregation, racial terrorism and racial inequality.” The report accuses the United States of maintaining “institutional and structural racial discrimination and racism against people of African descent.”