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UN Members Discuss Creation of Broad Environmental Pact
February 04, 2019
A working group of UN member states recently gathered in Nairobi to discuss a report from the UN Secretary-General calling for the creation of a Global Pact for the Environment, which would serve as a “legally binding instrument for all countries, outlining rules and principles on international environmental law.”
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ICRC Warns UNSC About Role of Climate Change in Conflict
February 04, 2019
In a recent statement to the UN Security Council (UNSC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Permanent Observer to the UN Robert Mardini warned climate change is “exacerbating vulnerabilities and inequalities,” thus playing a growing role in contributing to armed conflict.
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Council Seeks Reform of Global Refugee Architecture
February 04, 2019
The NGO- and government-supported World Refugee Council in Canada has called for an “overhaul” of global rules and institutions focused on refugees, including by assessing mandatory funding contributions on members of the UN refugee agency and creating a Global Action Network for the Forcibly Displaced.
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UN Report: Lack of Enforcement Jeopardizes Environmental Rights
February 04, 2019
In its first report on the “environmental rule of law,” the UN Environment Programme warned that states are failing to enforce the rapidly proliferating national laws aimed at preventing environmental degradation and called for “political will” to enforce these laws to ensure the “human right to a healthy environment.”
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UN Body Receives Complaint over NZ Prisoner Voting Rights
January 31, 2019
A New Zealand barrister has announced plans to file a complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee over the refusal of the country’s government to grant prisoners the right to vote, arguing the voting restriction violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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