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UN Officials Seek Open Inquiry on U.S. Drone Strikes
May 12, 2015
Following the Obama Administration's recent admission of the killing of civilians through a drone strike, a group of UN independent experts have called upon the U.S. to pursue a transparent investigation of drone strikes when there is a "plausible allegation" of civilian deaths or serious injuries.
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UN Promotes Global Warming Education in Middle East
May 12, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") recently held a meeting of UN and national officials in Beirut to discuss the promotion of its Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development agenda in the Arab region.
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UN Launches Sex Education Media in Africa
May 11, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has announced a new initiative in which they broadcast "comprehensive sexuality education" through radio and television programs targeting young people in Africa.
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OSCE Warns on Media Impacts of French Surveillance Legislation
May 11, 2015
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic has warned France that surveillance legislation passed by the National Assembly would threaten the rights of journalists to protect the confidentiality of their sources.
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Business Advisor to Australian Prime Minister Criticizes Climate Change Agenda
May 08, 2015
In an op-ed published in The Australian in advance of an upcoming visit to Australia by Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN's Framework on Climate Change, Maurice Newman, Chairman of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's Business Advisory Council, describes the climate change agenda as an attempt to create a new world order under the control of the United Nations that "is opposed to capitalism and freedom."
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