United Nations

UN's Ban Calls for Global Acceptance of Refugees

December 17, 2015

Arguing that "sealing borders, criminalization and detention will not solve any problems," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for countries to "open their hearts" to refugees and to coordinate a global response to provide legal avenues through which refugees can immigrate.
UN Climate Deal Includes Review Mechanism

December 16, 2015

The Washington Post reports that national leaders from across the globe have adopted an agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to subject their governments every five years to a review mechanism that will be press for further actions limiting contributions to global warming.
UN Officials Laud Climate Deal as "Renaissance for Humankind"

December 16, 2015

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other UN officials heaped praise on a wide-ranging climate deal reached by national leaders in Paris as "a renaissance for humankind" and as progress toward "ending poverty, strengthening peace and ensuring a life of dignity and opportunity for all."
UN Agent Warns of Climate-Change Impact on "Right to Food"

December 16, 2015

As the UN conference on global warming in Paris approached, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Hilal Elver joined a chorus of UN and activist voices calling for protection of "human rights" in any global climate pact by warning of the "severe and distinct" threat of global warming to the human right to food and to nutrition around the world.
UN Conference Adopts Global Museum Guidelines

December 16, 2015

The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") General Conference has adopted a "standard-setting" recommendation on the protection and promotion of museums, which UNESCO says will help promote the UN's goals of "sustainable development and intercultural dialogue."
UN Promotes "Global Citizenship Education" in Sudan

December 16, 2015

A regional office of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has organized a Conference on Global Citizenship Education in Khartoum, Sudan, as part of its push for curricula on the UN agendas of sustainable development and tolerance among national education systems around the world.
UN Pushes SDG Agenda Through Journalists

December 16, 2015

Following the adoption of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") for 2030, an office of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") organized a workshop in which it called for journalists to "popularize" the SDGs, including provisions pushing a "living wage" and "sexual reproductive rights."
UN Releases Guide to National Teacher Policies

December 16, 2015

The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has published a Teacher Policy Development Guide that seeks to advance the development and review of teacher policies among national governments.
UN, INTERPOL Seek Clampdown on Climate Change

December 16, 2015

At the 2nd Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Conference, hosted by the UN Environment Programme and global organization INTERPOL, representatives from government and law enforcement discussed potential law-enforcement responses to global warming and worked toward a global roadmap on "tackling environmental crime."
OSCE, UN Train Kazakh Officials on Nontraditional Rights

December 16, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights recently offered training for authorities and civil society activists in Kazakhstan on how to respect and implement the UN's economic, social, and cultural human-rights agenda.