United Nations

Sudan and Vietnam Gain places on UN Human Rights Council

October 13, 2022

Two out of the five contested countries with a failing or abysmal human rights record have been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council giving Vietnam and Sudan places, while Venezuela, South Korea and Afghanistan lost in the secret ballot vote.
UN Watch: Authoritarian regimes Set to Win Top U.N. Human Rights Posts

October 05, 2022

UN Watch sounds the alarm on the upcoming UN election of 14 nations to its highest human rights body, calling, along with other a non-governmental human rights groups from Europe, the U.S. and Canada, on UN member states to oppose the election of Afghanistan, Algeria, Sudan, Venezuela and Vietnam who are either considered "not free" or "underqualified".
Special Appointed Representative to Promote UN Agenda in U.S.

October 05, 2022

U.S. State Department appoints Special Representative for Subnational Diplomacy to promote UN economic, social, and cultural agenda in America’s cities
U.S. Top Official Defeats Russia’s Candidate to Head UN Telecoms Agency

October 05, 2022

Top U.S. official, Doreen Bogdan-Martin, won a massive majority to lead International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency that sets global standards for telecoms and tech infrastructure over Russia’s Rashid Ismailov.
Guterres: 'Tax fossil fuel profits for climate damage’

September 29, 2022

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the General Assembly that polluters should pay for the impact of climate-related events, highlighting that any profits made by fossil fuel companies should be taxed to pay for « climate damage ».
WHO Signs Letter Calling for Governments to End Use of Fossil Fuel

September 14, 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) have joined more than 1,000 health professionals and 175 health organizations calling for an urgent “fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty” by sending a letter demanding that governments lay out a legally binding global plan to end the use of fossil fuel.
China: Long-awaited New UN Report Alleges Crimes Against Humanity

September 07, 2022

A report has been published by the United Nations asserting that the Chinese government has committed abuses that may amount to crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in the Xinjiang region.
Former Grenada Minister as new UN Climate Chief

August 17, 2022

UN Secretary General António Guterres has announced that Grenada's former Climate Resilience Minister Simon Stiell, who has often called for wealthier countries to set more ambitious climate goals, will become the new United Nations climate chief.
WHO Updated Manual Asserts Sex is Not Limited to Male or Female

July 13, 2022

The World Health Organization's updated manual, The Gender Mainstreaming for Health Managers: A Practical Approach, maintains that gender identity exists on a continuum and that sex is not limited to male or female.
U.S. Lawmakers Propose State Department Cooperate with Cities and States to Advance UN Global Governance Ambitions

July 12, 2022

U.S. Reps. Ted Lieu, Gregory Meeks and Joe Wilson and U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and John Cornyn introduced legislation to establish a permanent Office of City and State Diplomacy within the State Department creating ties between the State Department and mayors and governors engaged internationally that would advance the UN’s global governance ambitions.