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Source: http://www.nationalreview.com/bayefsky/bayefsky200501271234.asp
Never Again? The UN Gets a PR Boost
(National Review) Anne Bayefsky - On Monday, the UN marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp with a special session of the General Assembly. The Europeans agreed to promote the special session on the condition that there were no resolutions and no final declaration. They were not prepared to do battle with Arab and Muslim states over texts or outcomes. The ground rules for the special sessions of the General Assembly for the previous decade were completely different - this one would be "commemorative" only. The upshot? The UN looks better in the eyes of many. The secretary-general improved his image. Israel, the perpetual UN-loser, was queen-for-a-day. But where does this leave "never again"? Last month the UN adopted 22 resolutions condemning the State of Israel, and 4 country-specific resolutions criticizing the human-rights records of other UN members.