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OECD Warns of "Brexit Tax" If UK Leaves EU
May 04, 2016
Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") Angel Gurria has intervened in the British campaign over whether to leave the EU by warning voters that an exit would result in a "deadweight loss" for the UK economy and require UK households to pay a "tax" equivalent to a month's salary by the year 2020.
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UN Agent Seeks New Food Framework in Poland
May 04, 2016
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Hilal Elver has called on Poland to revamp its "legislative framework" to uphold the human right to food, reduce childhood obesity, counter climate change, and support "small holders and family farming."
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Regional UN Committee Furthers Ocean Governance
May 04, 2016
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") recently hosted a regional meeting whose aim was, through a 2016-2018 work plan, to "revitalize" collaboration on science, governance, and climate change among governments with regard to the Central Indian Ocean.
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Resolutions Seek Expansive UN Peacekeeping Role
May 02, 2016
The UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly have adopted concurrent resolutions that call for a more comprehensive UN role in peacekeeping, including by encouraging more robust UN efforts in the conflict prevention process and pushing UN officials to work with a wider range of agencies and nongovernmental organizations in peacekeeping operations around the world.
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UN Adopts New Framework on "Global Drug Control System"
May 02, 2016
At the recent UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem, the 193-member body adopted a new framework on combating drug-related problems that claimed as its central purpose to promote health and human rights in drug policy, balancing out a criminal justice approach.
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