The new UN Secretary General, picking up where Kofi Annan left off (Kofi did this too around the same time last year, about the council’s predecessor), essentially frowned in the Human Wrongs Council’s general direction.
The Secretary-General is disappointed at the Council’s decision to single out only one specific regional item, given the range and scope of allegations of human rights violations throughout the world.
As regards the removal of mandates relating to two Member States, he wishes to emphasize the need to consider all situations of possible human rights violations equally and he notes that not having a Special Rapporteur assigned to a particular country does not absolve that country from its obligations under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and every other human rights treaty.
The Secretary-General trusts that members of the Council will take seriously their responsibilities and continue to seek out ways to improve the Council’s work in the months and years ahead.
The pursuit of human rights for every citizen of the world lies at the heart of the mission of the United Nations.
Hoo-wee, that is one strongly-worded statement! He is “disappointed.” He “trusts that members of the Council will take seriously their responsibilities.” They do take their responsibilities seriously. They set out to criticize Israel, and they have done so. Many times. And now, in perpetuity, what with naming Israel an annual human rights violator, or something.
Every time I read a news article about a statement from the SecGen, I go straight to the source to see how ineffective it truly is. I am rarely disappointed. Way to go, Ban ol’ buddy. At this rate, you’ll have had twice the approbation of the Council that Kofi had, in half the time.
U.N. = USELESS NATIONS