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Activist Initiative Seeks Local "Ratification" of CEDAW Treaty
February 04, 2015
The "Cities for CEDAW" initiative is seeking to bypass ratification of the Convention to Ellminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women ("CEDAW") in the U.S. Senate by securing adoption of the treaty's principles by local governments around the country.
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UN Pushes "Human Right" to Sex Education
February 04, 2015
The UN Population Fund has published a document guiding the agency's officials regarding how best to promote "comprehensive sexuality education" as a human right among young people around the world.
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UN Organizes Second "Global Citizenship Education" Forum
January 28, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") is organizing a Second Forum on Global Citizenship Education in order to place pressure on countries around the world to promote its human rights and environmental agenda in their education systems.
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WEF Participants Call for Redistribution Measures
January 28, 2015
Participants on a recent World Economic Forum ("WEF") panel in Davos, Switzerland, including International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, called for energy subsidies and other government and business expenditures to be redirected to help reduce economic inequality.
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UN Solicits Government Plans to Cut Emissions
January 28, 2015
In preparation for a UN climate summit in Paris this year, the UN has called for countries to submit by the end of March 2015 their plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in order to counter global warming.
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