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Newman: UN Sex Abuse Problem Lies in Contributing Countries
April 19, 2016
News presenter Cathy Newman writes that the UN cannot expect to solve the sex abuse scandal in its peacekeeping forces as long as it continues to accept troops from countries whose armies are guilty of "appalling" human rights abuses.
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Schaefer Calls for Greater Accountability in UN Peacekeeping
April 19, 2016
In testimony before a subcommittee in the US House of Representatives, Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation calls on Congress to threaten financial consequences if the UN does not make its peacekeeping operations more transparent and accountable, including by taking steps to hold contributing countries responsible for criminal actions of their troops.
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Article Calls for Global Governance Progress at G20 Summit
April 19, 2016
Former Chinese official and Ambassador to the World Trade Organization Zhenyu Sun writes on what he sees as opportunities for attendees at the upcoming Group of 20 ("G20") summit in Hangzhou, China, to advance global economic governance through agreements on trade and development funding.
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European Data Agencies Object to EU-US "Privacy Shield"
April 18, 2016
Politico reports that a working group made up of data authorities from EU member states has proposed significant changes to the deal the EU and the US have negotiated, called "Privacy Shield," that purports to provide for protections of data transfers from Europe to the US from mass surveillance conducted by US authorities.
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Official Seeks Role in Advancing UN "Sustainability" Agenda
April 18, 2016
President of the UN Economic and Social Council ("ECOSOC") Oh Joon has called for stakeholders to use ECOSOC's Development Cooperation Forum as a vehicle to advance the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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