NGO Monitor Supplemental Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO Monitor's submission highlights examples relating to the exploitation of Palestinian children by the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian armed groups.
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NGO Monitor Letter to Belgian Foreign Minister Regarding Brad Parker at the UN Security Council
In February 2020, Belgium invited invited Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P) Senior Advisor for Policy and Advocacy Brad Parker to brief the Council on February 24. DCI-P has ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), designated as a terrorist organization in the US, EU, Israel, and Canada.
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NGO Monitor Submission to the State Department 2019 Human Rights Report
NGO Monitor prepared a submission to the US State Dept to inform and improve the process by which the State Department prepares its annual Human Rights Report on Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank, and Gaza
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An Internationally Funded Palestinian Kindergarten Indoctrinates Children with Simulated Violence
A Palestinian kindergarten in Gaza indoctrinates young children to hate Israel and to strive to commit violent acts. Ironically, international donors work with this same kindergarten on projects aimed at protecting children from violence and exploitation.
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UN Secretary-General Report on Children and Armed Conflict: Improvements in Documenting Palestinian Abuses
On July 26, 2019, the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) published the 2018 report on Children and Armed Conflict. Despite intensive lobbying by NGOs over the past few years, the IDF was not included in the Annex of “grave violators” of child’s rights.
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UNICEF-oPt Continues its Partnership with Terror-Tied Groups and other Disturbing Developments
NGO Monitor has documented numerous concerns regarding UNICEF-oPt, stemming primarily from its relationship with highly partisan non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
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Inconvenient Truths for the UN: Analysis of Information Ignored by the 2019 Commission of Inquiry on Gaza
On February 28, 2019, the UN published its Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the riots along the Israel-Gaza border. The COI ignored readily and publicly available information that points to the obvious legality of Israeli actions.
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Submission to the UNHRC 40th Session - The UN’s Failure to Protect Palestinian Children
The UNHRC, UNICEF, and other UN bodies continue to turn a blind eye to Palestinian abuse of children. The violence along the Israel-Gaza border demonstrates this particular failure.
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Special Rapporteur on Israel: The UN’s Weakest Lynk
In March 2016, Michael Lynk, an associate professor of law from Canada, began his term as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the “situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967.” Based on the criteria to be named a Special Rappoteur and the following evidence, we conclude that Lynk is unqualified to fulfill this mandate for the UN.
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The UN-NGO Connection: Update on UNICEF-oPt Developments
Throughout 2018, NGO Monitor documented numerous concerns regarding UNICEF-oPt (UNICEF’s branch in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza) stemming primarily from its relationship with highly partisan non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
