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Japan Objects to UN Agent's Warning on Terror Legislation
August 07, 2017
Reuters reports that the Japanese government has objected to a letter from UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy Joseph Cannataci warning that officials could use anti-terrorism legislation under consideration in the Japanese Parliament to restrict privacy and speech rights, asserting that the letter was "clearly inappropriate."
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ITU Chief Calls for "Big Data" Monitoring to Achieve SDGs
August 07, 2017
The Secretary-General of the UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Houlin Zhao has pushed for the UN system to use "big data," ranging from satellite images to mobile phone data, to permit "evidence-based decision-making at national, regional and international levels" to support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Agent Targets Israel over Detention Policies
August 07, 2017
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Palestinians in "occupied" territories, Michael Lynk, has warned Israel that its use of "administrative detention" violates international humanitarian and human rights law and that the government's force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike "could amount to torture."
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UN Office Hosts Regional Meeting on SDG Efforts
August 07, 2017
A meeting in May hosted by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific worked toward developing a "Regional Road Map for Implementing the 2030 Agenda," including by pushing government participants to cooperate on "sustainable energy," and toward establishing a "regional resource facility" on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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World Bank Launches Climate Forum for Finance Officials
August 07, 2017
In April, the World Bank held the first meeting of its Climate Action Peer Exchange, a forum in which international organizations and academics seek to persuade national finance ministers to adopt "climate-smart macroeconomic policies," such as imposing taxes on carbon emissions and eliminating fossil fuel subsidies, and to channel funding into climate-friendly projects.
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