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Murray: UN Should Adopt "Proven" Development Strategies
September 23, 2015
Highlighting the "ambitious" and counterproductive agenda of the current UN Sustainable Development Goals, Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute argues for the adoption of "realistic" goals that offer a "proven path to prosperity," such as protecting property rights and advancing the rule of law.
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Groves: US Senate Must Have Say on UN Climate Agreement
September 23, 2015
Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation writes that under the US Constitution's treaty clause, the President must submit to the Senate any protocol on countering climate change to which the US agrees at a UN conference in Paris later this year, given any such agreement's wide-ranging domestic implications.
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UN Agent Assesses "Human Rights" Impact of Sanctions
September 23, 2015
UN Independent Expert on human rights and international sanctions Idriss Jazairy has called for an assessment of the effects of international sanctions on the enjoyment of "human rights" - a term often used by the UN to refer to economic, social, and cultural rights - of people living under the targeted regimes.
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UN Appointee: Trade Agreements Conflict with Human Rights Law
September 23, 2015
In a recent report, UN Independent Expert Alfred de Zayas calls for national leaders to perform human rights impact assessments before and after adopting multilateral investment treaties and pushes for a UN conference to amend these treaties to take into account international human rights law.
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US Defunds UN Agency over Whistleblower Issues
September 23, 2015
George Russell writes that the US State Department has removed its funding from the World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") over allegations that the leadership of the UN agency has retaliated against whistleblowers and has failed to meet ethical standards.
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