United Nations

UN Pushes "Environmental Rule of Law" in Inter-American Summit

April 13, 2015

As it seeks to drive up support for the UN's "sustainable development" agenda, the UN Environment Programme recently cooperated with the Organization of American States and other groups on a conference pressing for implementation of a common "environmental rule of law."
Development Banks Agree to "Climate Finance" Principles

April 13, 2015

The World Bank has announced that at a recent Climate Finance Forum in Paris, two sets of development banks agreed to a common set of standards for tracking how much financial support these institutions provide to projects that mitigate global warming.
Robinson Pushes Link Between Climate Agenda, Human Rights

April 10, 2015

An article on the website Responding to Climate Change demonstrates activists' commitment to use a human rights narrative to push the UN's climate agenda, as former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson calls for "climate justice" in international negotiations over greenhouse gases.
Mariaschin Criticizes "UN-Imposed" Israel-Palestine Settlement

April 10, 2015

Daniel Mariaschin of B’nai B’rith International writes that the UN, which he argues has been biased against Israel in negotiations over the creation of a Palestinian state, should not be the source of an "imposed" settlement mandating a two-state solution to the conflict.
U.S. Protesters Call for UN Investigation of Police Shooting

April 09, 2015

The Associated Press reports that a group of protesters in Wisconsin are calling on the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the death of a man at the hands of a Wisconsin police officer because of their lack of trust in the U.S. and state justice system.
Palestine Seeks UN Timetable on Two-State Solution

April 09, 2015

The Associated Press reports that the Ambassador of Palestine to the UN Riyad Mansour says Palestine is "ready and willing" to seek a UN Security Council resolution that would set a timetable for the creation of a Palestinian state.
UN's Ban Targets Israel in Remarks to Arab Leaders

April 09, 2015

In remarks to the recent League of Arab States Summit in Egypt, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel to halt "nearly half a century of occupation" and to support the creation of a Palestinian state.
Trade Deal Opens U.S. to Suits in UN-Approved Tribunals

April 08, 2015

The New York Times reports that a leaked chapter from a trade deal between the U.S. and 11 other countries, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, could lead to increased lawsuits by foreign companies against U.S. federal, state, and local governments in a UN-sanctioned tribunal.
Ambassador Criticizes UN's Anti-Israel Bias

April 08, 2015

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor writes that the rise of autocratic and repressive regimes at the UN has led the organization, and especially its Human Rights Council, to single out Israel over all other countries for criticism over alleged human rights violations.
Bolton Criticizes White House Threat over UN Resolution

April 08, 2015

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton argues that if the Obama Administration follows through on its threat not to defend Israel from a UN Security Council resolution recognizing Palestine as a state, Israel could be subject to sanctions and scrutiny from the International Criminal Court.