BUDGET/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The United Nations said on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts would ‘simply make it impossible’ for the global organization to maintain essential operations. The statement, by a United Nations spokesman, added to the growing criticism of a budget submission for the 2018 fiscal year that would reduce funding […]
Category: UN
5/22/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/UN: “A United Nations disarmament panel presented the first draft on Monday [5-22-17] of a proposed global treaty to ban nuclear weapons, which advocates called an important step that could hasten completion of a final text by early July. Nuclear powers including the United States have boycotted the negotiations for such a treaty, calling […]
5/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP PEOPLE/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “President Donald Trump’s U.N. ambassador called Monday [5-22-17] for the U.N. and aid agencies to shift focus in how they support Syrians in need by boosting support for roads, schools and hospitals in neighboring countries that have been overwhelmed by millions of refugees. Speaking in Jordan, host to some 660,000 Syrian […]
4/28/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, has often been the first, most outspoken member of the Trump administration to weigh in on key foreign policy issues, on everything from military strikes on Syria to sanctions against Russia and how to approach human rights. Much of that has […]
04/13/2017
RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “The UN Security Council failed Wednesday [4-12-17] to so much as condemn last week’s chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of people in Syria. Russia vetoed a UN resolution condemning the killings, believed to have been carried out with sarin gas, and calling on Moscow ally Syria to cooperate with an international […]
04/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/STATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/REX TILLERSON/NIKKI HALEY: “Foreign ministers of leading US allies were meeting Monday [4-10-17] amid mixed signals from the Trump administration on the future of Syrian President President Bashar al-Assad. At a summit in Italy, foreign ministers of the G7 group of industrialized nations were expected to seek clarity from US Secretary […]
04/05/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “Holding photographs of dead Syrian children after a suspected chemical bomb attack, the United States ambassador to the United Nations warned on Wednesday [4-5-17] that her country might take unilateral action if the Security Council failed to respond to the latest atrocity in the Syria war. Facing her first serious Syria […]
04/05/2017
ABORTION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The US cut funding for a UN program for women and girls, a move that critics said was based on faulty information, could lead to greater instability in the Middle East and hurt women around the world. The United States, as promised, has drastically cut funding to the United Nations’ most significant […]
04/04/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has condemned Syrian strongman Bashar Assad for being ‘a war criminal’ who’s done ‘disgusting’ things to his own people. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s made the comments at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Monday during a press conference held to mark […]
3/27/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/UN: “A worldwide nuclear ban is simply not ‘realistic’, the US ambassador to the UN has said, as nearly 40 countries stayed away from talks on the subject. The US, Britain and France were among the countries that skipped a UN meeting to discuss a new treaty. More than 120 others endorsed a plan […]
2/16/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “The US ambassador to the United Nations has insisted that Washington ‘absolutely’ supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestine conflict, 24 hours after Donald Trump dropped US commitment to the policy. The conflicting messages coming out of the new US administration reflected policy chaos in a week when the national security adviser […]
2/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/UN: “The shock is gone. Panic is subsiding. Now, diplomats who represent the nations of the world are entering what one described as the third stage of grief: figuring out how to deal with President Trump. They’re scrambling to speak with his advisers and poring over his Twitter posts — or if they’re old […]
10/18/2013
SAUDI ARABIA/U.N.: “No surprise Saudis turned down spot on UN Security Council. They don’t want responsibility. Just have us do their heavy lifting.” – 10/18/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/18/2013 […]
9/24/2013
OBAMA/U.N.: “Obama told the UN that ‘the world is more stable than it was 5 years ago.’ Is he delusional?” – Sept. 24, 2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/24/2013 […]
10/3/2012
DONALD ON DONALD/UN: “The cheap 12 inch sq. marble tiles behind speaker at UN always bothered me. I will replace with beautiful large marble slabs if they ask me.” [9:37:27 AM] – 10/3/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/3/2012 […]
10/6/2011
ISRAEL/SYRIA/UN: “Why is the UN condemning @Israel and doing nothing about Syria? What a disgrace.” [1:07:14 PM] – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Oct. 6, 2011 01:07pm […]
9/8/2011
IRAN/ISRAEL/UN: “Why is the UN planning to attack @Israel’s sovereignty and ignore Iran’s nuclear program? The US should look at future funding.” [2:46:19 PM] – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Sept. 8, 2011 02:46pm […]
9/1/2011
ISRAEL/UN: “We must stand firm against the UN’s ploy to sabotage Israel—if the UN grants the PA statehood then we must immediately defund it.” [10:41:14 AM] – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Sept. 1, 2011 10:41am […]
8/30/2011
PALESTINE/UN: “If the UN unilaterally grants the Palestinians statehood, then the US should cut off all its funding. Actions have consequences.” [12:03:59 PM] – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Aug. 30, 2011 12:03pm […]