International Organizations

  • UN Chief Launches Action Plan Against “Hate Speech”

    June 19, 2019

    AP reports that UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched an action plan seeking to coordinate efforts across the UN system to counter “hate speech” and to work with governments, companies, and NGOs to prevent “hate-filled content” from reaching audiences online.

  • UN Chief: Sea Treaty Is Essential to Limit Climate Impacts

    June 19, 2019

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres has identified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea as “a foundation for the progressive development of the Law of the Sea” and necessary to halt the “unprecedented pressure” on the oceans imposed by climate change.

  • UNESCO Paper Addresses Resistance on Sexuality Education

    June 19, 2019

    A new paper from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) acknowledges global pushback on its “comprehensive sexuality education” agenda but characterizes it as “an essential part of a good quality education,” including for children at the age of five.

  • World Bank Identifies $43.1 Billion in MDB Climate Finance

    June 19, 2019

    A press release from the World Bank highlights the growth of “climate finance” by multilateral development banks (MDBs), reporting a 2018 figure of $43.1 billion in such funding for projects with the aim of combating climate change and limiting risks posed by global warming in developing countries.

  • UN, WEF Sign Partnership Agreement on Sustainable Development

    June 19, 2019

    The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the UN have signed a “Strategic Partnership Framework” with the aim of building a more coordinated approach toward the organizations’ work toward achieving the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.

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