United Nations

UN Agencies Call for End to Fishing Subsidies

July 27, 2016

UN Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim has issued a statement of support for calls from the UN Commission on Trade and Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization for governments to help realize the UN Sustainable Development Goals by halting fishing subsidies.
Schaefer Highlights UN Funding in Repressive Countries

July 27, 2016

Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation writes that, as an internal UN watchdog report warns of a "state of near denial" on fraud in UN activities, recently released figures show vendors from a number of human rights-violating countries - including Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe - are among the biggest beneficiaries of UN procurement practices.
ILO Official Points to Labor Policies for Growth

July 26, 2016

At a recent meeting in Beijing, Director-General of the International Labour Organization Guy Ryder called on countries to focus on government action in support of the labor market, including minimum wage increases, to support global economic growth.
Mediterranean Countries Agree to Climate Action

July 26, 2016

The EU Committee of the Regions has released an article describing its support of the recent Tangier Declaration, an agreement on a regional approach to countering global warming in the Mediterranean region adopted in the run-up to the November 2016 COP22 global climate meeting in Marrakech.
UNCTAD Framework Focuses on SDGs

July 25, 2016

The outcome document from a recent worldwide summit hosted by the UN Conference on Trade and Development is "largely focused" on how UNCTAD will work to achieve the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals over the course of the coming four years.
UN Chief Presents Report on SDG Progress

July 22, 2016

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has released his first annual report on global progress toward implementing the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030 and has noted that 22 countries have agreed to present "voluntary national reviews" of their SDG progress at this year's UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
UNHCR Criticizes Migration Restrictions in Hungary

July 22, 2016

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed concern that Hungarian regulations restricting the entry of migrants, including refugees, into the country violate international law and has criticized officials for pushing back migrants from the border into Serbia.
WHO Calls for Noncommunicable Disease "Surveillance"

July 22, 2016

A report from the UN's World Health Organization expresses concern over the lack of progress among countries on factors, such as tobacco and alcohol use and unhealthy diets, causing noncommunicable diseases and calls for action, including "surveillance systems," to meet health targets under the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
UN Meeting Pushes for Coordinated Climate Strategies

July 21, 2016

The UN Environment and Development Programmes recently hosted an intergovernmental workshop in Chisinau, Moldova, for national representatives to share their "national adaptation plans" to address climate change and to increase collaboration among countries on strategies to adapt to global warming.
UN Report Shows Impact of "Green Finance" Pressure

July 21, 2016

A UN Environment Programme report demonstrates the impact of the UN's "green finance" agenda on developing countries around the world, spotlighting numerous initiatives through which these countries are seeking to steer private financing toward climate-friendly projects.