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Bonn Talks Highlight Struggle for Ambition on Climate
December 21, 2017
An article in The New York Times examines the proceedings of the UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, in November, at which world leaders struggled to develop a system under which governments ramp up, and are held accountable for, their commitments to phase out greenhouse gas emissions under the UN's Paris climate deal agreed in 2015.
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Global Deal on HFCs Will Enter into Force in 2019
December 21, 2017
The New York Times reports that Sweden's ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which requires countries to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in an attempt to combat global warming, means that the agreement will enter force in 2019.
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NGO Supports Dutch Banks' Commitments to Remedy
December 21, 2017
In a recent blog post, Ryan Brightwell of the nongovernmental organization BankTrack praises a new initiative called the Dutch banking sector agreement on human rights that he says will place pressure on the finance sector to commit to setting up remedial mechanisms for alleged victims of rights violations related to projects they finance.
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Haley Criticizes UNSC Resolution on Embassy Move
December 20, 2017
In an explanation of the US veto of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution condemning the US decision to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley asserted that she cast the veto in "defense of American sovereignty" and to protect the US role in the Palestine-Israel peace process.
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UN Experts Call on Mexico to Reform Security Law
December 20, 2017
A group of UN mandate holders has called on the Mexican government to reject a draft security law that would give the military an increased role in security affairs, asserting that the law does not provide proper safeguards for civilian oversight and human rights.
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