International Organizations

  • New UN Chief Commits to Social, Environmental Agendas

    January 30, 2017

    In an address to a high-level dialogue of the UN General Assembly, the new UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, signaled the continued commitment of his office to prioritizing the UN's social and environmental agendas in its efforts toward peace by calling for a global response to conflict that "integrates peace, sustainable development and human rights."

  • UN Chief Prioritizes Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

    January 27, 2017

    Identifying the existence and movement of such weapons as the cause of violent conflicts, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced that his top priorities as the head of the international organization will include "achieving a world free of nuclear weapons" and globally regulating conventional weapons.

  • UN Agent: Sanctions on Sudan Violated Rights

    January 27, 2017

    The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and international sanctions Idriss Jazairy has praised the Obama Administration's decision to lift unilateral sanctions on Sudan, arguing that such sanctions had violated a wide range of economic, social, and cultural "human rights" of Sudan's citizens.

  • UN: Improve Sustainability Through Healthy Diets

    January 27, 2017

    A report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the Pan American Health Organization that blames the high rates of obesity in Latin America and Caribbean nations on "increased consumption of ultra-processed products" calls on governments to encourage healthy diets in line with the UN's sustainable development agenda.

  • OSCE Official Criticizes Hungary's Migrant Detention Plans

    January 27, 2017

    Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee Ignacio Sanchez Amor has asserted that the Hungarian government's proposal to detain asylum seekers for the duration of their application process threatens a violation of global human rights norms.

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