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UN Struggles to Rein in WHO Travel Costs
May 24, 2017
The Associated Press reports that lack of accountability for unreasonable travel costs at the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) is causing concern among government donors and the UN system, as the agency's spending on travel in recent years has outstripped its spending to combat some of the world's most serious diseases.
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UN Agency Seeks End of Refugee Transfers to Hungary
May 24, 2017
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has called on EU member states to suspend all transfers of asylum seekers to Hungary, asserting that the country's policy requiring the detention and eventual expulsion of anyone unlawfully crossing its border violates international law.
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China Launches Global Governance School
May 24, 2017
Signaling China's goal of expanding its reach within institutions of global governance since the election of US President Donald Trump, China's state news agency Xinhua reports that the Beijing Foreign Studies University has inaugurated a new School of Global Governance.
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Campaign Pushes Link Between Climate, Rights
May 24, 2017
In a contribution to The Hill, former President of Ireland and climate change campaigner Mary Robinson announces a global campaign promoting "climate justice" and seeking to link universal access to renewable energy sources to the UN's "economic, social, and cultural human rights" agenda and its comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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Critics Call for Blacklisting Australia from UN Rights Body
May 23, 2017
The Guardian reports that speakers at a women's event in New York who have documented alleged abuses of detainees in detention centers off the coast of Australia called for the UN Human Rights Council, whose current controversial members include Egypt, China, Cuba, and Saudi Arabia, to block Australia's bid to become a member due to its detention practices.
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