UN fails to prevent renewal of Albanese’s mandate until 2028 despite history of antisemitism

The confirmation comes despite opposition from the US, UN Watch, and 100,000 petitioners.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 5, 2025 18:01Updated: APRIL 6, 2025 10:01

The UN Human Rights Council did not prevent the automatic renewal of the tenure of Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese on the situation of human rights in the “Palestinian territory occupied since 1967” on Friday.

Albanese confirmed she would be continuing her role in multiple posts on X/Twitter.

The confirmation comes despite opposition from the US, UN Watch, and hundreds of thousands of petitioners.

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On Thursday, Geneva-based NGO UN Watch submitted a petition with 100,000 signatures against renewing Albanese’s tenure.

.@SwissAmbUN_GVA I hereby present you, as President of the Human Rights Council, with our petition signed by 100,000 people from around the world urging you not to reappoint Hamas supporter Francesca Albanese, on account of her persistent violations.https://t.co/XV9yn4EOly

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) April 3, 2025

Also, on Thursday, the United States mission to the UN sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stating that it opposes the renewal of Albanese’s role as UN special rapporteur due to her “virulent antisemitism, which demonizes Israel and supports Hamas,” the mission confirmed on X

Today, the US sent SG @antonioguterres a letter opposing Francesca Albanese’s renewal as UN Special Rapporteur.  We condemn her virulent antisemitism, which demonizes Israel and supports Hamas. She has clearly violated the UN’s code of conduct and is unfit for her role. Her…

— U.S. Mission to the UN (@USUN) April 3, 2025

“She has clearly violated the UN’s code of conduct and is unfit for her role,” its post continued.

On Tuesday, Rep. Brian Mast (R–Florida, 21st District) – chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee – sent a letter to the president of the UN Human Rights Council expressing objection to Albanese’s term renewal, which would involve a second term of three years.

Mast wrote that UN special rapporteurs have a duty to uphold the code of conduct as written in Council Resolution 5/2, which states that they must act in an independent and impartial capacity.

Fuente: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-848967