International Organizations

  • UN Event Pushes Countries to Tackle "Bullying"

    October 28, 2015

    At a recent side event of the UN General Assembly, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children Marta Santos Pais and other officials urged countries to address the phenomenon of bullying, particularly "cyberbullying," through measures such as guidance to schools on how to prevent and respond to bullying incidents.

  • UN Agency Adopts Global Food Framework

    October 28, 2015

    The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization has launched a Framework for Action on Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises to coordinate "comprehensive and effective policies and action" on food aid around the world.

  • Article Seeks Strengthened UN Governance Institutions

    October 27, 2015

    An editorial in The National Catholic Review supports calls from the Catholic Church and others to strengthen UN institutions of global governance in order to facilitate international action on climate change, security, and other issues relating to the promotion of a "just world."

  • Indian Official Pushes for Representative Global Governance

    October 27, 2015

    Referring to the UN Security Council as a "grotesque example of global power oligopoly," Counsellor in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Amit Narang has called for more representative global-governance structures that permit developing countries to take advantage of globalization.

  • Chinese President Calls for Global Governance Reform

    October 27, 2015

    At a recent study session of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a strengthened version of global governance that would set rules for "international order" and take into account the rising power of developing countries.

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