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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Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...
A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.
The electric car is the only winner in the latest Iran war
The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum.
The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization
Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?