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Governments Plan New Hydrofluorocarbon Clampdown
July 27, 2016
National and UN representatives meeting in Vienna have prepared an amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, likely to be agreed at a conference in Rwanda in October, that will "phase down" global use of hydrofluorocarbons in an effort to limit climate change.
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UN Agencies Call for End to Fishing Subsidies
July 27, 2016
UN Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim has issued a statement of support for calls from the UN Commission on Trade and Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization for governments to help realize the UN Sustainable Development Goals by halting fishing subsidies.
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Countries Propose Bolstered Migration Role for OSCE
July 27, 2016
At a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Permanent Council in Vienna, countries developed proposals for the OSCE's future contribution to the global governance of international migration flows.
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WTO Warns of Restrictive Trade Measures
July 27, 2016
In a recent report, World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo describes a global increase in "trade-restrictive measures" and warns countries against trade barriers that could contribute to lower job growth and slower economic activity.
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Schaefer Highlights UN Funding in Repressive Countries
July 27, 2016
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation writes that, as an internal UN watchdog report warns of a "state of near denial" on fraud in UN activities, recently released figures show vendors from a number of human rights-violating countries - including Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe - are among the biggest beneficiaries of UN procurement practices.
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