International Organizations

  • UN Rapporteur Demands Prosecution of CIA Interrogators

    December 10, 2014

    UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson has called on the Obama Administration to prosecute Central Intelligence Agency ("CIA") interrogators and former administration officials for the torture alleged in a U.S. Senate report on the CIA's detention and interrogation program.

  • Article Calls for Global Governance to Counter Climate Change

    December 10, 2014

    In a recent article, Paul Laudicina has called for the creation of "global governance structures" to counter what he deems to be shortsighted policies at the national level in order to "avoid climate armageddon."

  • Academic Seeks Use of Development Goals in Global Governance

    December 10, 2014

    In a recent article, Professor Thomas Biersteker explains how the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals can best achieve global governance.

  • UN Agent Criticizes British Migration Policy

    December 10, 2014

    UN Special Rapporteur for migrant rights François Crépeau has condemned the U.K.'s policy to reduce participation in Mediterranean search and rescue missions in order to disincentivize dangerous sea crossings and has generally criticized policies advanced by the U.K. Independence Party as "not cool."

  • UN Warns of Gap in "Climate Fund"

    December 10, 2014

    The UN Environment Programme has called for hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding for "climate change adaptation measures" in developing countries.

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