United Nations

UN Continues Criticism of Israel over "Occupied Territories"

March 25, 2015

As the UN continues its criticism of Israel for alleged human rights violations in Palestinian territories, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri has accused Israeli officials of "persistent impunity" in military operations in these territories.
UN Pushes Israeli Re-commitment to "Two-State" Solution

March 25, 2015

In a call with re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the leader to re-commit the Israeli Government to a two-state solution with Palestine and pushed him to release tax revenue he says is owed to the Palestinian Authority.
World Bank Seeks Policy Shifts on Climate Change

March 25, 2015

In a recent speech at Georgetown University, President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim called on countries around the world to implement major policy changes in order to confront global warming, including ending fossil fuel subsidies and pricing carbon emissions.
Paper Examines Shifting Power in UN System

March 23, 2015

In a recent paper studying the power of countries in the UN Secretariat, Paul Novosad of Dartmouth College and Eric Werker of Harvard Business School find overrepresentation of small, rich democracies and a waning influence by the U.S.
UN Seeks to Make Tax Committee Relevant

March 20, 2015

Jeremy Scott writes that the UN's committee on international tax matters is seeking to compete with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to create a model tax treaty to be taken seriously by the international community that would bind multinational corporations around the world.
UN Panel Calls for Referral of Syria Conflict to ICC

March 18, 2015

A report from the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, tasked with monitoring human rights violations related to the Syrian civil war, has called for the UN Security Council to refer these violations to the International Criminal Court ("ICC").
UNESCO Spreads Agenda Through Bulgarian News Agency

March 18, 2015

The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has signed an agreement with the Bulgarian News Agency to cooperate on disseminating UNESCO's message of "peace, tolerance and sustainability."
EU Commissioner Highlights "Alliance" with UNESCO

March 18, 2015

EU Commissioner Tibor Navracsics has recently emphasized a "strategic alliance" between the European Commission and the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") in promoting an agenda on citizenship education and culture.
UN Panel Emphasizes "Sexual and Reproductive" Rights

March 18, 2015

At a UN panel during the annual Commission on the Status of Women, participants called for countries to recognize and attain "the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health" rights, often interpreted to include abortion rights.
UN Launches Climate Negotiation Training Initiative

March 18, 2015

The UN Environment Programme has announced that, in order to assist representatives from developing countries in negotiating a climate agreement at an international conference in December 2015, it has launched an initiative to teach these representatives "key negotiation skills."