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Singapore, World Bank Use Geospatial Data to Fulfill SDGs
July 30, 2018
The Singapore Land Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to provide expertise to the World Bank to develop “geospatial data infrastructure” in the Asia-Pacific region with the aim of fulfilling city-related targets in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Kontorovich: US Must Cease Funding UN Bodies with PA as Member
July 30, 2018
Professor Eugene Kontorovich of Northwestern University School of Law writes that the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) acceptance in four UN-affiliated organizations in the past two years means US law prohibits these organizations from receiving federal funding.
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OECD Calls on Czech Government to “Green” Economy
July 30, 2018
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has called on the Czech government to “green the economy” and “align its energy policy with its climate policy” and the goals of the UN’s Paris climate agreement by reducing the country’s dependence on fossil fuels.
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UNHCR Criticizes Migrant Family Separation in Australia
July 30, 2018
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has criticized the decision by Australian authorities to deport the husband of a recognized refugee to his home country of Sri Lanka, warning that the deportation “contravenes the basic right of family unity” and was not in the best interest of their 11-month-old child.
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Draft UN Global Migration Compact Promotes Migratory Rights
July 30, 2018
The New York Times reports that negotiations at the UN for a Global Compact on Migration have concluded with a draft deal under which countries would agree to 23 objectives, including “providing basic services for migrants,” only detaining them “as a measure of last resort,” and prohibiting blanket policies for turning back migrants at the border.
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