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UNHCR Criticizes Migrant Family Separation in Australia
July 30, 2018
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has criticized the decision by Australian authorities to deport the husband of a recognized refugee to his home country of Sri Lanka, warning that the deportation “contravenes the basic right of family unity” and was not in the best interest of their 11-month-old child.
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Draft UN Global Migration Compact Promotes Migratory Rights
July 30, 2018
The New York Times reports that negotiations at the UN for a Global Compact on Migration have concluded with a draft deal under which countries would agree to 23 objectives, including “providing basic services for migrants,” only detaining them “as a measure of last resort,” and prohibiting blanket policies for turning back migrants at the border.
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UN Official Seeks Security Council Focus on Global Warming
July 30, 2018
The Financial Express reports that UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed recently warned the UN Security Council about the need for countries to step up their efforts in combating climate change to address “some of the most pressing security challenges of our time,” amplified by “exacerbated competition over scant resources.”
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NGO Pushes for EU Leadership in Global Fishing Governance
July 30, 2018
Dr. Samantha Burgess of the environmental activist organization WWF calls for EU institutions to play a “pivotal leadership role” in the global governance of policies to counter illegal fishing in line with the UN’s comprehensive environmental and social targets contained in its Sustainable Development Goals.
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NGO Pushes for Western Courts to Pursue Alleged Shell Abuses
July 30, 2018
Charity Ryerson of the Corporate Accountability Lab reviews the history of litigation and other attempts to hold Dutch energy company Shell responsible for alleged environmental and human rights abuses in the Niger Delta and blames “individualistic” Western legal systems for failing to redress such abuses by companies in Africa.
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