-
Gennarini: UN Development Reforms Reduce Government Oversight
March 01, 2019
Stefano Gennarini of the Center for Family & Human Rights reports that reforms to the UN development system put in place by UN Secretary-General António Guterres include an increase in the authority of local UN agents to implement policies without consulting national governments of their host states.
-
UN Chief Refers to “Hate Speech” as Major Global Threat
March 01, 2019
In recent remarks to the UN Human Rights Council, UN Secretary-General António Guterres referred to “hate speech” as “a menace to democratic values, social stability and peace.”
-
ICJ Demands UK “Decolonization” of Chagos Islands
February 27, 2019
The UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found that the UK has an obligation to hand over “as rapidly as possible” administration of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, finding Britain’s continued control of the remote archipelago for use as an air base since 1968 violates international law.
-
WHO Creates Standard-Setting Body for Genome Editing
February 21, 2019
The World Health Organization has formed a committee to create uniform global standards governing the editing of the human genome, including “appropriate governance mechanisms” for the practice.
-
UN Agencies Seek “Citizenship Education” to Promote Rule of Law
February 21, 2019
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have published a report on how schools around the world must promote the rule of law through “global citizenship education” programs that instill the UN’s sustainable development agenda in children.
Copyright 2024 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies