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Mother Files Complaint with UN over Right to Welfare
November 28, 2017
The Guardian reports that an Australian mother has filed a complaint with the UN claiming that her country violated the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women by reducing welfare payments to parents after their children turn eight years old, arguing that such welfare cuts disproportionately impact single mothers.
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Pence Calls for Reforms to UN Rights System
November 28, 2017
In recent remarks to the UN Security Council calling for human rights reform at the UN, US Vice President Mike Pence asserted that the UN Human Rights Council "doesn't deserve its name," as its members include "many of the worst human rights violators in the world" and it has become a mere "invective against Israel."
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Israeli Leader Criticizes "Anti-Semitism" at UN
November 28, 2017
In his September speech before the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced anti-Semitism in the decisions of the world body and its agencies, including in the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) recognition of the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron as a Palestinian World Heritage Site.
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UN Chief Commits to Reforming Bureaucracy
November 28, 2017
At an event in September hosted by US President Donald Trump, 120 countries supported a declaration supporting UN reforms that UN Secretary-General António Guterres said would purportedly cut bureaucratic red tape and provide "value for money while advancing shared values" at the international organization.
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UN Report Seeks Redistribution to Achieve "Sustainability"
November 27, 2017
A recent report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development expressed concerns about a slow-growing world economy and, as a solution, called for a 21st-Century "global new deal," which it defined as an "ambitious and collaborative effort to tackle the inequities of hyperglobalization to build inclusive and sustainable economies."
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