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UN Agencies Use Satellites to Monitor SDG Progress
January 08, 2018
The UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and the UN Development Programme have committed to a closer partnership on using space technology, including "satellite imagery and analysis," to advance the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Agent Criticizes US on Economic Inequality
January 08, 2018
After an official visit to several US states, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston warned that the US has failed people in poverty and asserted that new policies under the Trump Administration reforming the tax and welfare systems will "shred crucial dimensions of a safety net that is already full of holes."
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OHCHR Calls for End to Abortion Ban in El Salvador
January 08, 2018
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on El Salvador to end its ban on abortion, calling the country's abortion laws "draconian" and arguing that their application to the decisions of expecting mothers to seek an abortion violates international human rights law.
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Politician Seeks UN Deployment of Peacekeepers in Chicago
January 05, 2018
ABC7 reports that Richard Boykin, who serves as Commissioner of Illinois's Cook County, recently visited the UN Assistant Secretary General to request UN intervention through peacekeeping efforts in Chicago to help reduce gun violence.
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UNESCO Hosts Climate Action Forum for NGOs
January 05, 2018
In December, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hosted the 8th International Forum of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), where UNESCO sought buy-in and contributions from NGOs on how to implement the international organization's global strategy for addressing climate change.
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