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Judge Counters UN on Whistleblower Dismissal
May 13, 2015
George Russell reports that Judge Thomas Laker of the UN Dispute Tribunal has found that the UN's dismissal of an employee who passed information regarding alleged sexual abuse of children by French and African troops to French authorities was unlawful.
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NGO Calls for Accountability for World Bank Projects
May 13, 2015
The nongovernmental organization Accountability Counsel has published an article arguing that there is little accountability for World Bank-funded projects that displace individuals and businesses and calling for an independent mechanism to redress the effects of these projects.
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UN Official Seeks Strengthened Governance of Forests
May 13, 2015
UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has called on countries to agree to a strengthened International Arrangement on Forests, which in part seeks "equitable sharing of forest and forest products" and seeks to advance the UN's agenda on climate change.
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UN Continues Global Citizenship Education Push
May 13, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has published an article describing how it is seeking to advance its Global Citizenship Education program, which teaches young people about the UN human rights and climate agendas, in education systems around the world.
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UN Officials Seek Open Inquiry on U.S. Drone Strikes
May 12, 2015
Following the Obama Administration's recent admission of the killing of civilians through a drone strike, a group of UN independent experts have called upon the U.S. to pursue a transparent investigation of drone strikes when there is a "plausible allegation" of civilian deaths or serious injuries.
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