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The unexpected, decisive rejection of the Trump administration’s candidate to head the premier United Nations agency for resettling refugees and other migrants appears to be a warning. Which is that other nations are not prepared to indefinitely defer to the power of the United States when human rights and democratic values are assaulted by the … Read more

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As Expected, the US Quits the UN Human Rights Council

July 4, 2018June 19, 2018 by Barbara Crossette

In a long-expected decision, the United States announced it was withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, the world body’s primary organ for promoting and protecting the rights of people worldwide. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, delivered comments on June 19 in the late … Read more

Trump’s Nominee Lost the UN Migration Agency Vote. Is It a Signal?

As Expected, the US Quits the UN Human Rights Council

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