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UN Reflects on Progress of Information Access Guidelines
April 13, 2016
The UN recently hosted a conference for the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme ("IFAP") at which officials reflected on IFAP's progress in pushing guidelines for the development of national information policy and strategy frameworks, which the UN is using in part to advance its sustainable development agenda.
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UN Touts Latin American Deal Ahead of Environment Summit
April 12, 2016
The UN Environment Programme is praising Latin American countries for agreeing to accelerate cooperation on environmental issues, including climate change, renewable energy, and implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, at a summit just ahead of the UN Environmental Assembly in Kenya in May.
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US, China Agree to Immediate Signature of UN Climate Deal
April 12, 2016
The New York Times reports that, despite an ongoing US court battle casting doubt on the unilateral executive implementation of a UN deal seeking to limit global greenhouse gas emissions, the Presidents of the US and China have agreed to sign the UN climate change agreement later this month, on the first day it is open to signatures.
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OSCE Official Expresses Concern on Website Shutdown
April 12, 2016
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's ("OSCE") Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović has announced she is assessing the speech ramifications involved in the shutdown of a Russia-owned news portal in Lithuania in response to a letter from the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs questioning the legality of the portal.
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Thailand Joins World Bank Climate Change Group
April 11, 2016
The World Bank Group has announced that Thailand will join its Partnership for Market Readiness, an initiative with over 30 national members that seeks to push countries to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption to contribute to the implementation of the UN's agenda on global warming.
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