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Regional UN Committee Furthers Ocean Governance
May 04, 2016
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") recently hosted a regional meeting whose aim was, through a 2016-2018 work plan, to "revitalize" collaboration on science, governance, and climate change among governments with regard to the Central Indian Ocean.
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Resolutions Seek Expansive UN Peacekeeping Role
May 02, 2016
The UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly have adopted concurrent resolutions that call for a more comprehensive UN role in peacekeeping, including by encouraging more robust UN efforts in the conflict prevention process and pushing UN officials to work with a wider range of agencies and nongovernmental organizations in peacekeeping operations around the world.
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UN Adopts New Framework on "Global Drug Control System"
May 02, 2016
At the recent UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem, the 193-member body adopted a new framework on combating drug-related problems that claimed as its central purpose to promote health and human rights in drug policy, balancing out a criminal justice approach.
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China Touts "Green Finance" to Achieve UN Commitments
May 02, 2016
China's official press agency Xinhua has reported that the Chinese Government is seeking to implement the commitments it made under the UN climate agreement it signed in April in part by developing a wide-ranging system of "green finance," through bonds and development funds, to fund the country's transition to a low-carbon economy.
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World Bank, IMF Pressure Governments on Carbon Tax
May 02, 2016
The New York Times reports that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ("IMF"), using "economic leverage" and the World Bank's Carbon Finance Unit for support, are pushing governments to adopt taxes on businesses for their greenhouse gas emissions in order to counter climate change.
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