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IMF Report Nudges Vietnam on Green Growth
January 18, 2018
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) evaluation of Vietnam's response to the impacts of climate change, calling on the country's government to "adapt its economy toward a more sustainable and ecofriendly growth model," demonstrates how the IMF is shifting its focus toward pushing for climate-friendly development in response to global warming.
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US Withholds $65 Million from UNRWA
January 17, 2018
Fox News reports that the US government has announced that it is withholding $65 million of its planned $125 million funding from the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), charged with supporting institutions for Palestinian refugees, as it presses for reform in UNRWA operations.
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UN Agents Warn of Rights Impacts of Kenyan Climate Project
January 17, 2018
A press release from a group of UN human rights mandate holders signals the complexity of the interplay between climate and human rights issues by warning EU institutions that their failure to conduct a "human rights impact assessment" in funding a "Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation" project in Kenya may have resulted in human rights abuses.
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Schaefer: US Must Follow Through on UN Funding Threats
January 17, 2018
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation writes that, in the wake of the UN General Assembly vote criticizing US policy on Jerusalem, the US must follow through with its funding threats to discourage future UN votes against US support of Israel, including by cutting the funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency, charged with financing Palestinian institutions and development.
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UN Programs Leverage "Big Data" for SDGs
January 16, 2018
An article from Priyankar Bhunia of OpenGov highlights a series of UN initiatives on the collection and use of "big data" in countries around the world to support the international organization's fulfillment of the comprehensive social and environmental objectives contained in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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