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UN Warns of Climate Threat to Statue of Liberty
June 14, 2016
Attempting to convince citizens of the catastrophic future effects of global warming, a report from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization warns of the potential damage to or destruction of the Statue of Liberty and other famous sites around the world through the impacts of climate change.
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Ban Pushes G-7 Leaders on UN Priorities
June 14, 2016
In remarks on the sidelines of a recent meeting of the G-7 group of countries in Nagoya, Japan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on G-7 leaders to advance priorities in the UN agenda, including countering climate change, collective action on migrant flows, and implementing the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030.
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UN, NGOs Adopt "Action Plan" on Education Lobbying
June 14, 2016
At a recent conference in South Korea, the UN and nongovernmental organizations in attendance announced the establishment of an "action plan" that guides NGOs around the world to lobby their governments on supporting educational provisions in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
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UN Chief Works Toward Global Migration Framework
June 14, 2016
Following reports of the deaths of hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea in recent weeks, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on governments to agree to a "comprehensive and collective response" to migrant movement through a framework the UN will offer at a high-level meeting in September.
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UN Supports "Global Citizenship" to Stop Climate Change
June 14, 2016
At a roundtable discussion during a recent United Nations/Non-Governmental Organizations Conference in South Korea, speakers called for the advancement of the UN's Global Citizenship Education agenda to "cultivate empathy" toward the world in an effort to halt the effects of climate change.
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