International Organizations

  • US Proposes $1 Billion Cut to UN Peacekeeping Funding

    August 15, 2017

    Reuters reports that, reflecting complaints from President Donald Trump that US contributions to the UN peacekeeping system are disproportionate, an opening proposal submitted by the US government to the UN in June for its contribution to the organization's annual peacekeeping budget would cut $1 billion from its contribution the previous year.

  • Israel Protests Terror Tunnels at UNSC

    August 15, 2017

    The Times of Israel reports that the Israeli government has protested to the UN Security Council (UNSC) regarding tunnels discovered under UN-supported schools in Gaza potentially used to move fighters or smuggle goods, calling on the UNSC to condemn Hamas and ramp up action to prevent the use of UN institutions to hide such tunnels.

  • German Official Seeks UN "Crisis Fund"

    August 15, 2017

    Reuters reports that German Development Minister Gerd Mueller has called for the UN to establish a permanent 10 billion euro "crisis fund," to be extracted from countries on the basis of "financial strength," to provide food aid to prevent famines in East Africa.

  • UN Summit Pushes SDG Targets on Oceans

    August 15, 2017

    The inaugural UN Oceans summit hosted in New York in June ended with a "Call for Action" from government participants to align ocean policies with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and included the registration of over 1,300 "voluntary commitments" from the public and private sectors to use the oceans in a "sustainable" manner.

  • African Ministers Commit to Continental Climate Action

    August 15, 2017

    A press release from the UN Environment Programme celebrates a set of declarations from African environment ministers at a June meeting in Gabon pledging their countries' implementation of the UN's climate and "sustainable development" agendas.

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