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UN Committee: Australia Deportation Decision Violated Rights
April 30, 2015
The Guardian reports that the UN Human Rights Committee has declared Australia's decision to expel, on undisclosed national security grounds, a man who had lived in the country for 16 years but had not received permanent resident status contrary to international human rights law.
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UN Pursues Environmental Agenda in Development Efforts
April 29, 2015
Indicating the continued push by the UN and activists to include broadly worded environmental goals in their post-2015 development agenda, UN General Assembly President Sam Kahamba Kutesa has called for the organization's environmental agenda to be at the center of future development efforts.
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Report Proposes Global Governance of Cyber Security
April 29, 2015
A report from the Zurich Insurance Group and the ESADEgeo Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics calls for the creation of "supranational governance bodies" whose purpose would be to counter threats to global cyber security.
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UN Officials Call for EU Migration Reforms
April 29, 2015
In response to recent fatalities among migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe, a group of UN officials have published a statement calling proposed EU border policies insufficient and seeking reforms that would ease the path of migrants into European countries.
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ICRC Seeks Global Governance Options for Humanitarian Law
April 29, 2015
The International Committee of the Red Cross ("ICRC") has announced consultations with the Swiss Government and other countries regarding how to strengthen international mechanisms aimed at increasing compliance with international humanitarian law.
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