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French President: UN Climate Deal Was Insufficient
September 01, 2017
Reflecting the frustration of environmental activists and some government officials that the UN's 2015 Paris accord did not go far enough in combating climate change, French President Emmanuel Macron recently called on governments to "go beyond" the terms of the deal in clamping down on fossil fuel emissions.
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UN Agent Urges Adherence to Indigenous Standards
September 01, 2017
In a recent interview, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People Victoria Tauli-Corpuz asserted that governments must follow global standards requiring "free, prior, and informed consent" by indigenous peoples to economic projects both to protect human rights and to ensure "sustainable economic growth."
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UN Agency Advocates Global Fishing Framework
August 31, 2017
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has encouraged national governments to implement its voluntary guidelines on small-scale fisheries as a way to further “policy coherence” that protects human rights and sustainability.
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UN Official: More Progress Needed on SDG for Water
August 31, 2017
UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson has called for a greater global action to achieve targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to water and sanitation, calling for “a relationship of balance and respect with the water.”
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UN Leader Praises Chinese Climate Leadership
August 31, 2017
Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, praised the government of China upon her visit to the country as "one of the most important leaders in tackling global climate change" due to its success at implementing "green" development goals.
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UNESCO: Focus Scientific Efforts on Achieving SDGs
August 31, 2017
Celebrating the 2017 World Science Day for Peace and Development, Flavia Schlegel of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called for the redirection of science and technology efforts toward the achievement of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Agency: Climate Funding Needed for Asian Agriculture
August 31, 2017
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has warned that climate change puts agriculture in the Asia-Pacific region particularly at risk due to its tropical climate and has called for increased funding to support “climate-smart agricultural development.”
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World Bank Project Pushes Transportation "Sustainability"
August 31, 2017
The World Bank has published an article highlighting its Sustainable Mobility for All platform, which is gathering stakeholders in the global transportation sector to determine how they can contribute to and monitor their progress toward the fulfillment of the social and environmental objectives under the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Academic: US Funding Goes to UN Peacekeeper Sex Abuse
August 31, 2017
Andrew Macleod of King's College in London writes that the US must use threats of removing its disproportionate funding of the UN to require the international organization to take effective steps toward ending child rape by its peacekeepers in developing countries.
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UNESCO Labels Contested Region a Palestinian Site
August 31, 2017
The New York Times reports that, in a vote leading Israel to announce the withdrawal of $1 million in annual funding to the agency, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared the contested, Israeli-controlled center of the Hebron region in the West Bank a "Palestinian World Heritage site."
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