Tag: United Nations
Engaging North Korea successfully on human rights
Despite a generally abysmal human rights record, North Korea has shown improvement in one specific area: disability rights.
A historic new low, or, President Trump goes to the UN
Trump’s remarks would be considered inappropriate at a Model UN meeting, let alone in addressing the real thing.
UN environment chief: Make polluters, not taxpayers, pay for destroying nature
A "pollution-free planet" is achievable but the world must take immediate action to meet that goal.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14: A new era for...
The health of the oceans is vital for the survival of all humanity.
Oceans, tuberculosis and killer robots – the UN’s diverse agenda in...
The first session of the UN conference to negotiate a legally-binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons.
“Nothing short of a slaughter”: 1 million Syrians in Aleppo under...
The United Nations is warning nearly 1 million Syrians are living under siege, double the number last year.
Paris climate agreement becomes official international law
The Paris agreement seeks to create a more transparent system that will allow the public to monitor how well goals are met by each country as climate change progress is made.
Pan African Parliament Endorses Ban on FGM
Pan-African Parliament (PAP) representatives and the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) put forth a movement to end female genital mutilation (FGM).
Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene For All by 2030
“Millions of people should not have to wait for years to have safe water, proper toilets and better hygiene.”
Code Blue: U.N. Accused of Giving Immunity to Peacekeepers Who Commit...
The UN is being criticized for not looking into allegations of sexual exploitation of children by French peacekeeping troops. Only one man has been accused of such actions so far and now faces dismissal.
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No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.