UN slams Saudis for 'undue pressure' over child rights blacklist

[WorldNews]

​

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday criticized Saudi Arabia and its allies for resorting to "undue pressure" to remove the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a UN blacklist by threatening to cut off funding. Ban's decision to take the coalition off the list of child rights violators triggered a storm of protest from rights groups who charge the UN chief caved in to Saudi pressure and damaged the world body's credibility. "It is unacceptable for member-states to exert undue pressure," Ban told reporters.

Continue reading...