United Nations

Members of US Congress Object to Immediate UN Vote on Iran Deal

July 21, 2015

The New York Times reports that a broad effort from members of the US Congress called for the Obama Administration to delay a vote by the UN Security Council on a deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program, finding that the immediate UN vote could preempt any meaningful congressional debate over the deal.
Schaefer: Obama Goes to UN Before US Congress on Iran Deal

July 17, 2015

Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation warns that US President Barack Obama will likely seek a vote at the UN Security Council for a resolution implementing the recent Iran nuclear deal prior to permitting the US Congress to review and consider the removal of sanctions on the country.
UN Agent Criticizes Creditors of Greece for Debt Deal

July 16, 2015

UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky has warned that the deal between Greece and its creditors to make spending reforms in exchange for debt relief could affect the access of the Greek people to economic, social, and cultural human rights and may undermine democracy in the country.
World Bank Calls for Trillions to Fund Development Agenda

July 15, 2015

Addressing a UN conference for financing development at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim called for the world to produce trillions of dollars in funding for the UN's sustainable development agenda, which focuses on a broad array of UN social and environmental objectives.
WHO Pushes Policies for Funding SDG Goal on Health

July 15, 2015

The UN's World Health Organization ("WHO") has issued a plan to implement the upcoming UN Sustainable Development Goal ("SDG") on health by calling for various tax and spending policies to move toward "universal health coverage" around the world.
UN Panel Seeks Action-Oriented Climate Change Education

July 15, 2015

On a recent conference panel hosted by the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") in Paris, panelists called for schools not only to teach students about the science of global warming, but to encourage them to apply this lesson to everyday life in order to take action against climate change.
UN Agent Calls for Lifting of Iran Sanctions

July 15, 2015

Arguing that current economic sanctions on Iran have caused violations of Iranians' human rights, including to food, health, and development, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and international sanctions Idriss Jazairy has praised the Iran nuclear deal and has called for the deal to lead to the immediate removal of sanctions on the country.
UN, World Bank Push "Universal Social Protection" in Development

July 14, 2015

The UN's International Labour Organization and World Bank have issued a joint statement calling for the proposed UN Sustainable Development Goals, setting goals for global development by the year 2030, to contain targets on social protection, including "adequate cash transfers for all who need them."
WHO Calls for Stronger Measures on "Tobacco Epidemic"

July 14, 2015

The UN's World Health Organization ("WHO") has published a report on the "global tobacco epidemic" calling on countries to increase taxes on tobacco products in order to curb demand and raise revenue.
UN, NGO Test Tool on Textbook Prejudice

July 14, 2015

The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") and King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue are convening a group of education experts to test a tool they say will assist educators in writing textbooks that are "free of stereotypes and prejudices about culture, religion and gender."