United Nations

UNESCO Features Piece Condemning "Extreme Economic Inequality"

March 24, 2017

An article in UNESCO's World Social Science Report 2016 by the executive director of Oxfam International asserts that governments must combat the "unfair and morally lacking" phenomenon of "extreme economic inequality" through redistributive policies such as progressive income tax policies and the expansion of social protection schemes.
White House Proposes UN Climate Budget Cuts

March 24, 2017

The website Climate Home outlines how the Trump Administration's proposed budget appears to target for funding cuts various multilateral initiatives established to combat global warming, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the UN's Green Climate Fund.
World Bank Approves Grant for "Green Energy" in China

March 24, 2017

As part of the organization's drive to advance the UN's climate agenda, the World Bank has approved a grant from the Global Environment Facility designed to push the Chinese government toward increased energy efficiency, a reduction of the country’s dependence on coal, and better reporting on national progress toward implementing environmental goals.
UN Chief Eyes Mandatory Dues to Remedy Cholera Outbreak

March 23, 2017

The New York Times reports that the UN's inability to raise the necessary funds from member states to combat a continuing cholera outbreak in Haiti, caused six years ago through the conduct of UN peacekeepers, has led Secretary-General António Guterres to consider a mandatory dues assessment to plug the funding gap.
Schaefer: US Must Lead by Leaving UN Climate Deal

March 23, 2017

Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation has called on the Trump Administration to "demonstrate US leadership," fidelity to constitutional principles, and friendship for Israel by withdrawing from the UN's Paris climate deal and quitting the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
UN Removes "Apartheid Israel" Report from Website

March 22, 2017

An article in The Washington Post links pressure from US and Israeli officials with the removal from a UN website of a report condemning Israel's "apartheid" regime and the resignation of the head of the issuing UN agency, though a UN spokesman denied the removal was related to the report's content.
US Targets UN Climate, Peacekeeping Funding Cuts

March 22, 2017

CBS News reports that the Trump Administration's recent budget proposal would target various UN programs for significant funding cuts, particularly peacekeeping programs and initiatives working to implement the international organization's agenda on global warming.
UN Agency: Governments Must Close Gender Pay Gap

March 22, 2017

UN Women has launched a campaign to "stop the biggest robbery in history" by closing what the agency says is a 23 percent global gap between men's and women's pay - brought on by the undervaluing of "informal work" and the "motherhood penalty" - through such centralized national measures as a minimum wage and "universal social protection."
UN Agency Pushes Food Policy Reform in Eurasia

March 21, 2017

A report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization proposes national government policies to encourage a balanced diet and deal with "overnutrition issues" in European and Asian countries, including taxes or subsidies to encourage consumption of healthy foods and requiring the fortification of popular foods with vitamins to enhance their nutritional value.
UN, EU Seek Global Governance of Marine Resources

March 21, 2017

A recent conference hosted in Paris by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and the European Commission aimed to produce a roadmap pushing authorities to adopt "marine spatial planning" techniques to further global governance of marine ecosystems near coastal areas.