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US Cuts Funding for UN Human Rights Office
September 05, 2018
AP reports that, following the US’s withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, US National Security Adviser John Bolton has announced that the US will cut funding for the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, signaling continued US pressure on the UN human-rights apparatus to reform and implement US priorities.
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NGOs, Businesses Form Alliances to Promote Climate Action
September 05, 2018
Environmental activist organization WWF has applauded the formation, under the banner “Alliances for Climate Action,” of networks in Japan, Mexico, and the US involving governments, businesses, and nongovernmental organizations committing to policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions to fulfill the UN’s 2015 Paris climate deal.
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NGOs, Academics Push for UN Ban on Autonomous Weapons
September 04, 2018
The Express reports that academics and activist organizations are pushing countries to work through the UN to prohibit the development and use of “fully autonomous weapons” systems by countries including the US, Israel, the UK, China, and Russia.
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UN Agent Seeks Submissions on Poverty in UK
August 31, 2018
The Guardian reports that, following a broadly critical report on US politics relating to taxes and welfare, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston has issued a call for information on “the most significant human rights violations experienced by people living in poverty and extreme poverty” in the UK, particularly focusing on policies of “austerity.”
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Outgoing UN Official: UNSC Structure Could Destroy UN
August 31, 2018
In a statement to reporters, outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein warned that members of the UN Security Council with veto power are "running too much of the business" and could cause the entire international organization to fold.
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