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NGO Condemns UNHRC for Failure on Rights
May 25, 2016
In testimony at the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Executive Director of UN Watch Hillel Neuer asserted that the UN Human Rights Council has violated its charter by electing systemic human rights violators as members and targeting Israel for special scrutiny.
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Ban Appoints Envoys on El Niño, Climate Change
May 25, 2016
Warning that climate change will exacerbate the effects of weather events in the future, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed as his Special Envoys on El Niño and Climate Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and a "climate justice" campaigner, and Macharia Kamau, a UN diplomat from Kenya.
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World Bank Report Predicts Costly Climate Catastrophes
May 23, 2016
The World Bank has published a report predicting that, with insufficient action from governments, the expense of catastrophic impacts of climate change and the growing world population will rise exponentially in the next half-century and calling on authorities around the world to transform their urban and coastal planning to account for these risks.
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UN Prepares for Launch of Global Fishing Accord
May 23, 2016
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has announced that the first-ever international agreement regulating "illegal, unregulated and unreported" fishing and requiring the sharing of information among governments about vessels that engage in such fishing will enter into force next month.
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World Bank Funds "Climate Innovation Centers" In Developing Countries
May 20, 2016
The World Bank has launched a set of Climate Innovation Centers in developing nations around the world to support "climate-smart" businesses and advance the UN's agenda on climate change.
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G-7 Commits to Early Action on UN Climate Deal
May 19, 2016
The Japan Times reports that, at a recent summit in Toyama, Japan, environment ministers from the Group of 7 industrialized nations agreed to seek the early entry into force of the UN climate agreement signed in April that commits governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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UN May Run Emissions Credit System for Airlines
May 19, 2016
Bloomberg reports that, according to David Antonioli of the greenhouse gas program Verified Carbon Standard, the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization will likely select the UN to run a carbon emissions credit program seeking to reduce the contribution of the airline industry to climate change.
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World Bank Funds Urban Projects Under Climate Action Plan
May 19, 2016
The World Bank has outlined its financial support under its Climate Action Plan to projects in cities around the world to protect inhabitants, through policies ranging from protection against disasters to "social safety nets" for the urban poor, from the impacts of global warming.
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UN Agent: Climate Funding Presents Human Rights Test
May 18, 2016
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment John Knox has warned that an ongoing UN meeting in Bonn, Germany, is the first test of human rights commitments made by governments in the UN climate deal signed in April as countries develop a mechanism that redistributes funds from wealthy to poor countries to help them adapt to climate change.
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UN Agent Criticizes EU "Lack of Will" for Migrant Problems
May 18, 2016
Following a visit to Greece, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants François Crépeau has blamed the EU for its "lack of political will" in finding a long-term solution for migrants from the Middle East in the country and its "overreliance on securing borders."
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