UN Watch
UN Watch is a Geneva-based non-governmental organization (NGO) whose stated mission is "to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter". It is an accredited NGO in Special Consultative Status to the UN Economic and Social Council and an Associate NGO to the UN Department of Public Information.
| Founded | 1993 |
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| Type | Non-governmental organization |
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| Fields | United Nations, Human rights and struggle against anti-Semitism |
Key people | Alfred H. Moses, Chair; Per Ahlmark, David A. Harris, Co-Chairs; Hillel Neuer, Executive Director Morris B. Abram, Founder |
| Website | www |
UN Watch has been active in combating human rights abuses in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Darfur, and has been vocal against abuses in regimes such as China, Cuba, Russia and Venezuela, often using its allotted time at the UNHRC to allow for dissidents and human rights activists to speak. UN Watch is frequently critical of what it views as anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment at the UN and UN-sponsored events.
Agence France-Presse has described UN Watch both as "a lobby group with strong ties to Israel" and as a group which "champion[s] human rights worldwide".