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US Legislators Criticize UN for Cholera Outbreak
July 06, 2016
A letter from 158 members of the US Congress criticizes the UN for refusing to accept responsibility for a massive cholera outbreak in Haiti beginning in 2010 and calls on the US State Department to place more pressure on UN officials to implement an appropriate response to the disaster.
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Ryan Calls for US-UK Trade Deal
July 01, 2016
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan has called for leaders to initiate talks on a trade deal between the US and the UK to take effect soon after the conclusion of negotiations between Britain and the EU that will result in the UK's departure from the bloc.
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Bolton: Brexit Is Revolt Against Global Governance
July 01, 2016
Former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton writes that the UK's vote to leave the EU signals the increasing unhappiness among citizens with the formation of their laws through global governance by distant international and supranational elites.
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UNESCO Analyzes Governance of Culture
July 01, 2016
A report recently released by UNESCO at the European Parliament sets out recommendations on the governance of "cultural expressions" and analyzes how culture interacts with the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
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Group Measures Progress on "Sustainability" Education
July 01, 2016
With support from UNESCO, the International Association for the Evaluation for Educational Achievement has launched the 2019 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study to measure progress on educating students around the world about the UN's sustainable development agenda.