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OSCE Signs Deal to Bolster NHRIs
November 21, 2017
As part of the international security organization's support for national human rights institutions (NHRIs), designed to advocate for the global human rights agenda in the countries in which they are based, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has signed a deal with the International Ombudsman Institute to help strengthen NHRIs across the OSCE region.
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ISO Receives Calls for Global "Humanitarian" Standards
November 20, 2017
At a recent meeting of the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) Committee on Developing Country Matters, speakers from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Lebanese foreign ministry explored the development of ISO "humanitarian" standards governing state treatment of missing persons and refugees.
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UK Faces Pressure to Adopt Global Rights Agenda
November 20, 2017
The Guardian reports on recent pressure on the UK government over refusing to commit to carrying out over 100 "recommendations" of the UN Human Rights Council, including to bring the country's abortion laws in line with "international standards" and to place limits on the amount of time a migrant may be held in detention, as part of the Universal Periodic Review process.
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UN Report Blames Climate Change for Growing Hunger
November 20, 2017
Indicating the lock-step nature in which the UN system is pushing the organization's agenda on global warming, a recent report on food security and nutrition from a group of UN agencies blames climate change as a "major driver" of an increase in "hunger" around the world.
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Bolton: UN Reform Resolution Is Mere "Rhetoric"
November 20, 2017
In an interview with Fox News, former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton dismissed a US-sponsored resolution on UN reform as "just the usual rhetoric" and called for countries to move to a system of purely voluntary contributions to the UN to further significant changes and create accountability within the international organization.
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