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WHO Seeks Increased Tobacco Taxes
October 29, 2014
At a conference of parties to the World Health Organization's ("WHO") Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the WHO adopted a set of guidelines calling for countries around the world to increase their taxes on tobacco in order to discourage smoking.
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Experts: U.S. Should Discourage Palestine UN Membership
October 29, 2014
In response to the renewal of Palestine's threat to apply for membership to 522 international organizations and statutes, Brett Schaefer and James Phillips of the Heritage Foundation write that the U.S. should maintain legal requirements de-funding any organization that accepts Palestine as a member state.
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UN Agent Expresses Alarm Regarding Domestic Drone Use
October 29, 2014
UN Special Rapporteur Christof Heynes has criticized the use of armed drones by authorities in domestic law enforcement as a potential violation of citizens' human rights.
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UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Increase in Budget
October 22, 2014
As the UN continues its expansion of the international human rights agenda, the UN's new High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has bemoaned the limitations of his office's $250 million annual budget.
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De Rugy Highlights Bipartisan Call to End U.S. Export-Import Bank
October 22, 2014
Veronique de Rugy writes that rather than pursuing a proposal to consider further funding for the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which finances foreign purchases of U.S. goods, Congress should heed calls from a chorus of experts against the reauthorization of the bank.
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