International Organizations

  • Civil Society Organizations Launch Global Observatory on Information and Democracy

    September 29, 2021

    During a summit held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Reporters Without Borders and the Forum on Information and Democracy announced the creation of an International Observatory on Information and Democracy, including the creation of a working group on "accountability systems for social media accounts and their users."

  • UN Secretary-General Details a Vision for Improved Global Outcomes

    September 22, 2021

    In a report titled "Our Common Agenda," UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for renewed global solidarity, a new social contract rooted in human rights, an improved global commons, and global public goods.

  • UN to Report on Xinjiang Human Rights Despite Lack of Access

    September 15, 2021

    Michelle Bachelet, who is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed regret at having failed to secure a visit to Xinjiang three months after saying she planned to verify reports of China's alleged violations against Uyghurs and other minority groups but will go ahead with the publication of an independant report based on available evidence.

  • Dzehtsiarou: Human Rights Law and Mandatory Vaccination

    September 14, 2021

    Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Professor in Human Rights Law at the University of Liverpool, writing for theconversation.com, explores what human rights law says about mandatory vaccinations as increasingly nations are increasingly demanding individuals be vaccinated in order to maintain employment, attend University or eat at restaurants.

  • UN Chief Urges Leaders to “Think Big,” with UN Playing Lead Role

    September 13, 2021

    UN Secretary-General Guterres has set out his vision for the future of global cooperation in a new report released  at a recent meeting of the General Assembly entitled, Our Common Agenda, outlining an approach that would herald a new era for multilateralism, in which the UN would be the platform for collaboration.

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