Joseph A. Klein, CFP United Nations Columnist

Most Recent Articles by Joseph A. Klein, CFP United Nations Columnist:

The Tale of Two Gazas July 20, 2014
Hamas jihadists criminally sacrificing civilians to save their tunnels built with concrete that could have been used to build schools, hospitals to educate, care for their people
UN Security Council Moves Slowly Ahead on Syria July 15, 2014
Small step forward, coupled with the destruction or removal of all of Syria’s declared chemical weapons by the deadline prescribed by the Security Council
The Palestinian Rocket and Propaganda Offensive July 11, 2014
Palestinians are successfully pushing this outrageous, truth-challenged narrative in their favorite venue, the United Nations
Hamas’s Nazi-Style Rocket Blitz July 8, 2014
As if Hamas were not bad enough, ISIS (more recently calling itself the Islamic State), which is presently ravaging parts of Syria and Iraq, is reportedly infiltrating Gaza.
Fallout at the UN Regarding Abducted Israeli Teenagers June 26, 2014
Israel cannot accept a replication in the West Bank of the Hamas jihadist stronghold now so firmly entrenched in Gaza
UN Chief Lashes Out on the Syrian Crisis June 22, 2014
One can understand Ban Ki-moon’s frustrations, but his prescription to forget about national boundaries is a naïve recipe for disaster
China-Vietnam Dispute in the South China Sea June 11, 2014
Vietnam's and China's claims on the Paracel Islands
Perpetuation of Impunity in Syria May 22, 2014
Veto of Resolution: Widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Syria to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
The Climate Change Fundamentalists May 19, 2014
Through their excommunication of serious-minded scientists who dare to raise questions and their increasingly strident and dogmatic proclamations
UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Quits in Frustration May 14, 2014
Resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi, the Joint United Nations-League of Arab States Special Representative for Syria
UN Middle East Envoy Spins Hamas-Fatah “Unity” Agreement April 30, 2014
Hamas has not changed its tune since its 1988 founding charter, which calls for the destruction of the Jewish state and the killing of Jews
Iran Calls the Kettle Black April 24, 2014
If Iran tries to bring the Aboutalebi visa matter to court, let’s require Iran to make full recompense, public admission of wrong-doing for the 444 days that Iran held American diplomats in brutal captivity
Russia Calls UN Human Rights Report on Ukraine Biased While Continuing its Aggression April 17, 2014
Russia: A “fire-setting firefighter” engaging in its own “virtual reality”
UN Double Standard on Iraq vs. Ukraine March 26, 2014
Music to Putin’s ears as he contemplates further expansionist moves in blatant violation of the UN Charter
Another Wasted War of Words at UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine March 20, 2014
Obama serving as lead insurance salesman for ObamaCare rather than on the deteriorating health of the world occurring under his watch
Russia Vetoed the UN Charter March 16, 2014
Ukrainian crisis, Does Russia Want War?
The United Nations Chronicles Libya’s State of Anarchy March 10, 2014
In short, Libya is imploding. And at the same time, it remains a major source of weapons for terrorists throughout the Middle East and Africa
UN Envoy Threatened by Unidentified Armed Men in Crimea March 5, 2014
United Nations Senior Advisor Robert Serry
Japan’s Troublesome Move Back to its More Aggressive Nationalist Past March 3, 2014
Japan’s reversion to a nationalist agenda, including its attempts to whitewash its past atrocities, is a worrisome trend
United Nations Calls for De-Escalation of Tensions in Ukraine Go Unheeded March 2, 2014
Emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, virtually nothing was accomplished because the Ukraine has become ensnared in a geopolitical struggle between the West and Russia
UN Security Council Moves a Small Step Forward on the Humanitarian Crisis in Syria February 22, 2014
Plight of Syrian civilians caught in the cross-fire of a war that has claimed over 130,000 lives, displaced millions, trapped hundreds of thousands
Hypocritical UN Committee Maligns the Catholic Church February 11, 2014
United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, is in no position to tell the Catholic Church to change or reinterpret Canon Law and Scripture to suit the Committee’s biased political agenda
Varying Assessments of Syrian Chemical Weapons Destruction Status February 7, 2014
In sum, we have three versions of the Assad regime’s compliance to date with its commitment to eliminate its chemical weapons completely by the middle of this year
UN Secretary General Withdraws Invitation to Iran to Attend Syrian Peace Conference January 20, 2014
Startling turnabout
Japan’s Prime Minister Accused of Honoring War Criminals at Controversial Shrine January 19, 2014
The international community should remain vigilant and issue a warning ... that Abe must correct his erroneous outlook of history
UN Security Council Acts Quickly On South Sudan December 26, 2013
Whether the Security Council’s actions to address the violence in South Sudan and the Central African Republic succeed remains to be seen
Samantha Power Downplays Jihadist Threat During Visit To Central African Republic December 21, 2013
Central African Republic is essentially a collapsed state with no ability of its own to restore order
UN Approves Year of Solidarity with Palestinian Self-Pity December 11, 2013
Palestinians’ stage to flaunt their victimhood melodrama
New York Times Finally Sees Jihadist Threat In Syria As Crisis Rolls On December 6, 2013
Syria is infested with and an incubator of the spread of jihadism
Iran and Syria Accuse Israel in Beirut Suicide Bombing Attack November 19, 2013
Israel’s limited cooperation with Saudi Arabia in combatting the Iranian nuclear threat