Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Disgrace at Durban 2

April 22, 2009

Shouldn't the UN be promoting human rights instead of racism as the organization's integrity takes a pounding?

The United Nations enjoys what is known as the "halo effect", whereby, because of its supposed humanitarian focus and promotion of universal values, it is insulated from scrutiny and is regarded as above reproach by the media, which often holds international bodies such as the UN to be a reference and a guiding moral light.

HonestReporting has regularly attempted to redress the balance, focusing on some of the long list of discriminatory actions by the UN against Israel and highlighting shortcomings within the international organization that the media failed to cover.
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