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UN Announces Financial Support for Refugee Programs
December 23, 2019
At a recent Geneva summit, United Nations' officials announced almost 770 pledges in financial support for refugee programs to improve access to jobs, electricity, infrastructure and relocation, with the World Bank committing $4.7 billion.
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PM Johnson Prohibits Ministerial Participation in WEF
December 23, 2019
Boris Johnson has banned ministers from attending the World Economic Forum at Davos in January next year.
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SIDA and UNDP Create $40 Million Partnership to Promote National Capacities to Address Environmental and Climate Change Challenges
December 12, 2019
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ("SIDA") and the United Nations Development Programme ("UNDP") have entered a US $40 million partnership to help national capacities "to better manage ecosystems and biodiversity, improve water and ocean governance, and scale up climate action."
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UN International Court of Justice Considers Rohingya Claims Against Myanmar
December 11, 2019
The United Nations International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) is considering a claim filed by Gambia on behalf of Muslim Rohingya alleging that Myanmar committed atrocities during a 2017 army crackdown, with Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi appearing in defense of Myanmar.
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Iran Court Orders U.S. to Pay Damages in Relation to Sanctions Impact
December 04, 2019
Following a judgment by the United Nations International Court of Justice, Iran's top judiciary has ordered the United States to pay up $130 billion in damages about a year after the United Nation's top court ruled that President Donald Trump's administration should ease sanctions against Tehran to ensure the continued flow of humanitarian goods.
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