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NYT Highlights UN Lapses in Sex-Abuse Cases
February 23, 2016
An editorial in The New York Times documents the gap between the UN's "zero-tolerance" policy on sex abuse of minors by its peacekeepers since 2003 and its enforcement of this policy, as allegations of sex abuse relating to the organization's peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic continue to surface.
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UN Committee: Australia Violated Rights of Guantanamo Detainee
February 22, 2016
The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Australia violated international human rights law by imprisoning former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks following his trial by US military commission and his return to Australia to serve out the remainder of his prison term.
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UN Blames 2015 Natural Disasters on Climate Change
February 22, 2016
A report from the UN Office of Disaster Risk Reduction seeks to demonstrate that climate-related disasters, including droughts and floods, "dominated disaster trends" in 2015 and that countries must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit natural disaster risks "now and in the future."
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UN, Italy Launch "Task Force" on Cultural Preservation
February 22, 2016
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has announced that it has agreed with Italy to form an emergency task force of experts that UNESCO can call on Italy to deploy in case of crises threatening to destroy "cultural heritage" in various parts of the world.
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UNESCO Pushes for "Sustainable" Ocean Governance
February 19, 2016
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission recently announced meetings on national and regional management of coastal areas with Flemish and EU officials to promote the UN's agenda on ocean "sustainability" and governance.
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