The United Nations and Antisemitism: 2008-2017 Report Card
Posted on 01 January 2018
UN Watch
2018
The United Nations emerged from the ashes of the Holocaust, noted Secretary General Kofi Annan in 2004, and the world body has an obligation, as part of its universal anti-racism mission, to combat antisemitism—bigotry, hatred and violence against Jews.
In 2007, UN Watch published an evaluation of United Nations actions on antisemitism from 2004 to 2007.1 This new Report Card continues from there and examines the record over the past decade, starting from 2008 to 2017.
The report begins with a survey of antisemitism worldwide, to identify the scope and breadth of the problem that the United Nations system ought to be addressing. It then examines the actions of various member state bodies—including the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council, and UNESCO; top officials such as the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner; treaty bodies and monitors on racism and freedom of religion—to ask the following questions: Are they living up to their obligations to combat anti-Jewish racism, hatred and violence? What have they done right, and what have they done wrong? What more should relevant UN bodies and officials be doing?
Read in full: The United Nations and Antisemitism 2008-2017 Report Card