International Organizations

  • World Bank Promotes “Social and Emotional Learning” Curricula

    July 23, 2018

    The World Bank has released a Step by Step toolkit aimed at the establishment of “social and emotional learning” school curricula to instill values of "self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, positive communication, determination, and responsible decision-making” in children from ages 6 to 17.

  • WEF Launches Drone Innovators Network

    July 23, 2018

    The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the launch of a Drone Innovators Network through which aviation authorities will exchange global “best practices” on policies related to unmanned aerial vehicles.

  • Dutch Food Industry Agrees to Supply-Chain Standards

    July 23, 2018

    Dutch government officials, businesses in the food sector, and nongovernmental organizations have signed an International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC) Agreement setting out standards for Dutch food supply chains to comply with global environmental and human rights standards - the sixth such IRBC deal concluded across the country’s industries.

  • Article Reviews Reasons for US Opposition to Formula Resolution

    July 18, 2018

    Dr. Susan Yoshihara of the Center for Family and Human Rights examines why negotiators from the US government opposed a draft resolution at the World Health Assembly aimed at implementing a ban on the distribution of and information about infant formula across the globe.

  • Haley Picks Apart UN Poverty Report

    July 16, 2018

    US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley writes that a recent report from UN human rights mandate holder Philip Alston blaming the US government for creating poverty in the country is a politically motivated and misleading manifesto that is a waste of American tax dollars.

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