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| − | + | UN Watch, a Geneva-based group, meant to monitor and lobby about the UN Human Rights organizations. UN Watch is a lobbying project set up and funded by the [[American Jewish Committee]] since 2001. Ian Williams, a journalist covering the UN for many years, summarizes UN Watch's role: | |
| + | :UN Watch is an organisation whose main purpose is to attack the United Nations in general, and its human rights council in particular, for alleged bias against Israel.<ref>Ian Williams, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/apr/04/itwasamakemydayevent Casting the first stone], Guardian, 4 April 2007.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Principals== | ||
| + | *[[Morris B. Abram]] – Founder (died 2000) | ||
| + | *[[Alfred H. Moses]] – Chairman | ||
| + | *[[David A. Harris]] (Co-Chair), AJC Executive Director | ||
| + | *[[Hillel Neuer]] – Executive Director | ||
| + | *[[Elizabeth Cassidy]] – Assistant Executive Director | ||
| + | *[[Per Ahlmark]] (European Co-Chair), former Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | ||
| + | *[[Irwin Cotler]] (co-Chair) international human rights advocate and former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada | ||
| + | *[[Max Jakobson]] former Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN in New York | ||
| + | *[[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] (deceased) former US Permanent Representative to the UN in New York | ||
| + | *[[Ruth Wedgwood]] professor of international law and diplomacy at Johns Hopkins University | ||
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| + | ===Staff=== | ||
| + | *[[Leon Saltiel]]<ref>[http://www.unwatch.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=bdKKISNqEmG&b=1330819&ct=1760293 Source]</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Eve Gani]]<ref>ibid.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Pablo Kapusta]] – Media Relations<ref>ibid.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Michael Inlander]]<ref>ibid.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Jonas Waechter]]<ref>ibid.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Jardena Lande]]<ref>ibid.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Natasha Sarraf]]<ref>ibid.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[American Jewish Committee]] (parent organization) | ||
| + | *[[World Jewish Congress]] (jointly controlled the organization with [[AJC]] until 2001) | ||
| + | *[[Transatlantic Institute]] (another AJC operation) | ||
| + | *[[Friedrich Naumann Stiftung]] – co-sponsors events with UN Watch | ||
| − | + | ==Similar Organizations== | |
| + | *[[Eye on the UN]] | ||
| + | *[[NGO Monitor]] | ||
| − | + | ==Contact== | |
| + | ===Address=== | ||
| + | :1 rue de Varembé,(PO Box 191) | ||
| + | :1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. | ||
| + | :Email: unwatch@unwatch.org | ||
| + | :Website: [http://www.unwatch.org/ www.unwatch.org] | ||
| + | :Phone: +41 22 734 14 72 | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[CONGO]] | *[[CONGO]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | {{stub}} | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 13 December 2011
UN Watch, a Geneva-based group, meant to monitor and lobby about the UN Human Rights organizations. UN Watch is a lobbying project set up and funded by the American Jewish Committee since 2001. Ian Williams, a journalist covering the UN for many years, summarizes UN Watch's role:
- UN Watch is an organisation whose main purpose is to attack the United Nations in general, and its human rights council in particular, for alleged bias against Israel.[1]
Contents
Principals
- Morris B. Abram – Founder (died 2000)
- Alfred H. Moses – Chairman
- David A. Harris (Co-Chair), AJC Executive Director
- Hillel Neuer – Executive Director
- Elizabeth Cassidy – Assistant Executive Director
- Per Ahlmark (European Co-Chair), former Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
- Irwin Cotler (co-Chair) international human rights advocate and former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada
- Max Jakobson former Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN in New York
- Jeane Kirkpatrick (deceased) former US Permanent Representative to the UN in New York
- Ruth Wedgwood professor of international law and diplomacy at Johns Hopkins University
Staff
- Leon Saltiel[2]
- Eve Gani[3]
- Pablo Kapusta – Media Relations[4]
- Michael Inlander[5]
- Jonas Waechter[6]
- Jardena Lande[7]
- Natasha Sarraf[8]
Affiliations
- American Jewish Committee (parent organization)
- World Jewish Congress (jointly controlled the organization with AJC until 2001)
- Transatlantic Institute (another AJC operation)
- Friedrich Naumann Stiftung – co-sponsors events with UN Watch
Similar Organizations
Contact
Address
- 1 rue de Varembé,(PO Box 191)
- 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
- Email: unwatch@unwatch.org
- Website: www.unwatch.org
- Phone: +41 22 734 14 72
Affiliations
References
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