International Organizations

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.
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.
Businesses Sign on to ILO Disability Charter

July 14, 2016

The International Labour Organization has announced that four new companies have signed on to its Global Business and Disability Network Charter, a pledge committing the companies "to promoting and including persons with disabilities" in their global operations, protecting persons with disabilities from discrimination, and expanding accessibility in workplaces.
Oxfam Scrutinizes Unilever Labor Rights Impact

July 14, 2016

Nongovernmental organization Oxfam and consumer goods company Unilever have collaborated on a report in which Oxfam reviews Unilever's impact on labor rights issues in Vietnam and calls for the company to improve its contributions to the business and human rights agenda.
AI Proposes Global System to Resettle Refugees

July 13, 2016

Amnesty International has published a document calling on governments to develop an international system to resettle all refugees meeting UN criteria through which countries would bind themselves to a standard determining the number of refugees for which they should be responsible.