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Introduction

In recent years, the United Nations and other multilateral organizations have joined activists, nongovernmental organizations, human rights treaty committees, national governments, transnational courts, and foundations to form a matrix of networks that use human rights as the basis for global governance. In place of more traditional and widely recognized civil and political rights, this matrix of human rights governance networks promotes the recognition, enforcement, and funding of a wide range of ambiguous economic, social, and cultural rights. This section tracks the continuing development and adaptation of this network and its implications for national sovereignty.

United Nations

In recent years, the United Nations and its agencies have played an increasingly significant role in promoting global governance, particularly in the area of economic and social affairs. In addition to the United Nations, the United Nations agencies involved in promoting global governance are the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs; the UN Human Rights Council; the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; the UN Development Programme; the UN Population Fund; the World Health Organization; and the World Intellectual Property Organization. This focus area highlights the ongoing efforts by the United Nations to redistribute wealth, advance the climate change agenda, and otherwise undermine national sovereignty.

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United Nations

Ban Calls for Commitment to UN Global Ocean Governance

June 19, 2014

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on countries to commit to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which governs the use of oceans and sets up an international tribunal that decides disputes at sea, and to use it as a basis to fight global warming.
UN Pushes Compact for Cities on Climate Change

June 19, 2014

At a recent meeting, Executive Director of the UN Human Settlements Programme Joan Clos encouraged thousands of cities to commit to a global compact seeking increased cooperation to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
UN Praises U.S. Restrictions on Greenhouse Emissions

June 19, 2014

UN officials have lauded President Barack Obama's recent announcement that the U.S. government will more tightly regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, encouraging other countries to follow this U.S. example in order to combat what they perceive as the threats of global warming.
UNESCO Trains Educators to Teach Climate Change

June 19, 2014

The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has organized a global program through which it trains teachers to introduce climate change education into their curricula.

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