United Nations

UNICEF Criticizes US, Mexican Policies on Migrant Treatment

August 21, 2018

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has published a report describing the “trauma” to which US and Mexican authorities expose children they detain and deport back to Central America, calling for officials to find “alternatives to detention” preventing children from being separated from their family members.
UN Rights Chief Criticizes Trump’s Media, Minority Rhetoric

August 15, 2018

The Guardian reports that outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has characterized US President Donald Trump’s attacks on media outlets as “very close to incitement to violence” and his rhetoric regarding minorities as reminiscent of language used to stir up racial hatred in 1930s Germany.
UN Chief Seeks “Safe Spaces” for Youth Expression

August 15, 2018

Marking International Youth Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the creation of “safe spaces” for young people in both the physical and digital worlds guaranteeing their “security and dignity” while expressing their views.
UNESCO Contributes to “Intercultural Education” Proposals

August 15, 2018

Representatives from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have helped craft a set of proposals for Latin American and Caribbean countries on how to provide for “intercultural education” through a “comprehensive and human rights approach” focused on incorporating indigenous themes in education systems.
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.