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Resources updated between Monday, November 5, 2012 and Sunday, November 11, 2012

November 9, 2012

UN has no problem with electing one of the world's worst abusers, Sudan, to its top body but still can't define terrorism

UNGA 6th Committee Draft Resolution "Measures to eliminate international terrorism" Development

Rubbing elbows with war criminals: Obama admin joins key UN body ECOSOC - along with al-Bashir's Sudan

General Assembly elects 18 members of the Economic and Social Council (Press Release) Development

November 8, 2012

Pakistan "proud to be a founding member" of the UN Human Rights Council (so were Saudis & China!) - says a lot about the Council.

Statement by Pakistan on "Promotion and protection of human rights" at the UN General Assembly Third Committee Development

Kazakhstan, soon-to-be-HRC-member, refers to its terrible human rights record as "occasional social instability"

Statement by Kazakhstan on "Promotion and protection of human rights" at the UN General Assembly Third Committee Development

November 7, 2012

November 6, 2012

UN roar after Sandy: Saudi Arabia wants "tough" response to all who "offend, disdain or defame religions"

Statement by Saudi Arabia on "Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" at the UN General Assembly Third Committee Development

HR Council shoe-in Pakistan legitimizes terror: don't equate "legitimate struggle" with terrorism

Statement by Pakistan on "Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" at the UN General Assembly Third Committee Development

November 5, 2012

UN delegations sharply criticized the United Nations' management on Monday for an almost "total breakdown in communications"

U.N. management under fire over silence after storm Sandy Article