Kingdom regrets UN report based on yellow journalism

Saudi Gazette report

NEW YORK - Saudi Arabia has regretted that the Rapporteurs of the United Nations rely on yellow journalism to be their reference in their information and reports.

These remarks were made by the First Secretary of the Kingdom’s Permanent Delegation to UN Noura Al-Jabreen at the United Nations on Monday, commenting on the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Food.

Noura stressed the Kingdom’s keenness on cooperating with the United Nations and its organizations and welcoming to provide all information that would facilitate the work of the two rapporteurs, adding “We have taken note of the report of the Special Rapporteur on Right to Food, wishing to comment on this report.”

“The right to food is one of the fundamental human rights principles that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is keen to consolidate. It works to provide all that protects any human being from hunger and destruction. My country has made every effort to ensure that everyone without exception enjoys this right even under the most difficult circumstances.”

She said that it is truly regrettable that a report has been issued by such a prestigious international body such as the United Nations, in which the yellow journalism is a reference from which the Rapporteur derives her information without investigating the accuracy of the collection of information from its correct sources in accordance with the mechanisms normally followed by the UN in its reports.