U.N. launches action plan to strengthen monitoring and response to antisemitism

Under Secretary‑General Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, announced the launch of the United Nations Action Plan to enhance monitoring and response to antisemitism at a U.N. briefing, saying the plan is intended to strengthen coordinated action across the U.N. system.

Moratinos said the plan, developed under the leadership of the secretary‑general and the Alliance of Civilizations, builds on decades of U.N. work and is intended to make the organization's response to antisemitism “more coordinated and effective.” He described the document as focused on measures within the U.N. family rather than on endorsing external definitions or taking political positions.

The action plan is organized into six chapters plus one annex, Moratinos said, listing a secretary‑general foreword, a preface by his office, background on antisemitism, the normative framework and a final chapter with recommended actions for monitoring and response. He said chapter 5 provides detailed…