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UN Official Lauds American Climate Commitment
July 15, 2016
The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Robert Glasser, congratulated Canada, Mexico, and the US for developing the North American Climate, Clean Energy and Environment Partnership, under which the countries have committed to generating half their energy from renewable sources by the year 2025 and to countering disaster risks caused by climate change.
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UNHRC Resolution Seeks NHRI Education Involvement
July 14, 2016
The Danish Institute for Human Rights explains its role in the passage of a UN Human Rights Council resolution that calls for the inclusion of national human rights institutions in developing national policies on human rights education and training.
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UN Agent Criticizes "LuxLeaks" Whistleblowers' Conviction
July 14, 2016
Calling whistleblowers "heroes of our time," UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, condemned the conviction by a Luxembourg court of two former employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers for leaking sensitive documents purporting to reveal generous tax breaks for multinational companies.
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UN Forum: Climate Work Must Be Central to Development
July 14, 2016
In panels that closed the UN's Africa Carbon Forum 2016, African government officials called for a development agenda based in efforts to counter climate change, including greater financing to help Africa adapt to the current and future impacts of global warming.
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UNEP Distributes $20 Million in Gambia Climate Efforts
July 14, 2016
The UN Environment Programme has announced that it is using $20 million from the UN's Green Climate Fund to finance a broad effort to mitigate the impacts of global warming in The Gambia, with projects ranging from reforesting portions of the country to increasing crop yields.
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