United Nations

UNEP Division Pushes Standards for National Environmental Laws

August 15, 2018

The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Law Division has published a “Report of Achievements” reviewing its advocacy among officials and lawmakers in UN member states throughout 2017 for environmental laws, treaties, and rights recognition that comply with the UN’s environmental agenda.
UN, GEF Maintain Pressure for Environmental Agenda

August 15, 2018

A recent publication from the UN Environment Programme explains how the agency partners with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a financing mechanism aimed at funding the UN’s environmental agenda, on projects around the world pushing countries to adopt and implement global standards to prevent the “degradation of the planet.”
UN Observer Supports Pressure Campaign to Rein in Israel

August 15, 2018

Fox News reports that, at a side event of the July session of the UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the Palestinian territories Michael Lynk called for UN members to consider suspending Israel’s member status at the international organization as a response to the country’s alleged violations of international law.
UN Rights Observers Criticize Argentina’s “Failure” on Abortion Bill

August 15, 2018

UN human rights observers have criticized the Argentinian Senate for failing to comply with the global “sexual and reproductive rights” agenda by declining to loosen the country’s restrictions on abortion, linking the decision to “dangerous rhetoric that there is a symmetrical balance between the legal rights of a pregnant woman and fetal interests.”
UN Statement Casts Blame on Israel over Children’s Rights

August 08, 2018

A statement from high-ranking UN officials warns that Israel is contributing to a situation in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory” where children are “robbed of every right” - including rights to electricity, clean drinking water, and education - and accuses “all sides” in the conflict of using children in propaganda and political rhetoric.
UNESCO Aims for “Sustainability” Education in West Africa

August 08, 2018

Delegates from West Africa to a conference supported by the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) worked to develop a strategy toward teaching students in the Sahel region to become responsible global citizens by learning about the comprehensive social and environmental goals of the UN’s “sustainable development” agenda.
UNESCO Helps Launch Regional Roadmap on Education SDGs

August 08, 2018

The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced the completion of a “regional roadmap” for implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to education in Latin America and the Caribbean, containing recommendations for countries on quality of education as well as “equity and inclusion.”
UN Agency Constructs “Electric Mobility” Plans in Latin America

August 08, 2018

The UN Environment Programme highlights how it is pressing Latin American and Caribbean countries to develop “national electric mobility strategies” aimed at replacing polluting vehicle fleets with energy-efficient automobiles in line with these countries’ commitments under the UN’s Paris climate deal.
UN Presses Religious Leaders on Support for SDGs

August 08, 2018

A UN Environment Programme report examines how it and other UN agencies must engage the global religious community for support of the implementation of the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental targets contained in its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UN, World Bank Seek National Geospatial Data Plans

August 08, 2018

A UN committee and the World Bank have produced a roadmap to guide governments on establishing “national geospatial information management” systems, using a swath of data on areas ranging from climate change impacts to education, to further “social, economic, and environmental development.”