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Polls Find Disenchantment with EU

ECONOMICS, FINANCE & TRADE

May 15, 2013

Polls Find Disenchantment with EUA new Pew poll reveals a steep drop in the percentage of European citizens who favor the EU, including a 19% decline of support in France since 2012. To read more, click here.

UN Chief Wants Businesses to Promote Economic Rights and Equality

HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIETY & CULTURE

May 15, 2013

UN Chief Wants Businesses to Promote Economic Rights and EqualityAt a UN Global Compact board meeting, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on businesses to do more to police their supply chains and to work with the UN to promote economic rights and equality. To read more, click here.

Iran Will Lead UN-Sponsored Disarmament Panel

SECURITY, DIPLOMACY

May 15, 2013

Iran Will Lead UN-Sponsored Disarmament PanelThe Islamic Republic of Iran, which has been accused of developing a secret nuclear weapons program and supplying arms to terrorists, will preside over this month's Conference on Disarmament, a panel funded by and charged with advising the UN on international weapons issues. To read more, click here.

Experts Challenge Court Decision on In-Vitro Fertilization

HUMAN RIGHTS, LAW & JUSTICE

May 15, 2013

Experts Challenge Court Decision on In-Vitro FertilizationA group of doctors, lawyers, and scientists have issued a rebuttal to the Inter-American Court for Human Rights' reasoning in striking down a Costa Rican law prohibiting in-vitro fertilization. To read more, click here.

Switzerland Approves NCP Reorganization

HUMAN RIGHTS, LAW & JUSTICE

May 15, 2013

Switzerland Approves NCP ReorganizationThe Swiss government has approved a reorganization of the country's National Contact Point ("NCP"), an entity charged with promoting implementation of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. To read more, click here.

UN Leaders Encourage Fight for "Reproductive Rights"

HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIETY & CULTURE

May 14, 2013

UN Leaders Encourage Fight for "Reproductive Rights"Past and present leaders of the UN Population Fund have criticized the difficulty the organization has had in the past twenty years promoting "reproductive rights," a term often used to refer to the right to abortion. To read more, click here.

UNDP Co-sponsors Pro-Terrorist Tournament

SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY & TERRORISM

May 14, 2013

UNDP Co-sponsors Pro-Terrorist TournamentPalestinian Media Watch reports that the UN Development Program ("UNDP") recently co-sponsored a sports tournament named in honor of a Palestinian terrorist whose attacks killed 125 Israelis. To read more, click here.

UN Experts Demand Guantanamo Shutdown

HUMAN RIGHTS, LAW & JUSTICE

May 14, 2013

UN Experts Demand Guantanamo ShutdownA group of UN human rights experts called for the U.S. to close its Guantanamo Bay detention facility, arguing that the "anxiety" and "stress" felt by many of the detainees constitutes "cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment." To read more, click here.

UNGC Calls for More Protection in Supply Chains

ECONOMICS, CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

May 13, 2013

UNGC Calls for More Protection in Supply ChainsFollowing a deadly factory collapse in Bangladesh, the UN Global Compact ("UNGC") is pushing businesses to demand greater protection of workers in their supply chains. To read more, click here.

UN Body Pays China to Reduce Emissions

ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH, SUSTAINABILITY

May 13, 2013

UN Body Pays China to Reduce EmissionsThe UN's Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol will provide up to $380 million to China to fund the elimination of its production of ozone-depleting substances. To read more, click here.


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