Neither the United States, nor any nation, should permit the UN climate regime to dictate its energy policy via international litigation.| CFACT
The U.S. is getting out of the UN's Paris Climate Treaty just in time.| CFACT
The Battle of Mogadishu, known by many as "Black Hawk Down," lasted roughly 18 hours and cost the lives of 18 Americans and one Malaysian, along with many more allied troops wounded. Somali casualties were far higher, with some estimates nearing 700 dead or injured. Jonathan Carroll, author of Beyond Black Hawk Down, points out that this was just one day in a nearly two-and-a-half-year operation. He joins host and Editor-in-Chief JP Clark to discuss what he has deemed the most ambitious attem...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
International efforts to limit plastic pollution failed last week after 11 days of tense talks. The UN had convened delegates from more than 180 countries to its headquarters in Geneva, […]| Global Government Forum
While crisis language can mobilise urgent action, it also risks limiting long-term solutions. Adam Day, Head of UNU-CPR, Geneva Office, calls for a shift toward constructive ideas like turbulence, adaptation & renewal to support sustained engagement and systemic change in global governance. The post It’s time for the UN to move beyond the language of crisis appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
There is a growing sense that the UN is facing a legitimacy crisis amid shifts in public trust. Surveys show varying perceptions across countries. Albert Trithart, Senior Fellow and Head of Publications at IPI, and Felix Romier, Editorial Intern, analyse these trends. The post Is public trust in the UN falling? A look at global survey data appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
The UN disability rights committee warned France’s euthanasia bill enables the killing of disabled citizens under ‘ableist assumptions,’ ignoring alternative support for dignity in life.| LifeSite
France and Saudi Arabia will co-chair a UN conference in New York from July 28-30 to revive stalled two-state solution talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Days ahead of the conference, French…| France 24
Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a| MUSER PRESS
A year after releasing a damning report against Hamas, a senior UN official sought to “balance” the issue by criticizing Israel for its actions in Gaza and| www.israelhayom.com
Topline takeaways World’s highest court finds all nations have a legal responsibility to act to reduce climate risk. Climate protection and a healthy, clean environment are implicit in all ot…| Climate Civics
The US on Tuesday withdrew from UNESCO – the UN’s culture and education agency – due to its "globalist, ideological agenda" and support for "divisive social and cultural causes", the White House said.…| France 24
This will be the third time that the United States leaves UNESCO, which is based in Paris, and the second time during a Trump administration.| Global News
Am 11. Juli wurde erstmals der Internationale Tag des Gedenkens an das Massaker von Srebrenica vor 30 Jahren begangen. Über 8000 unbewaffnete bosnisch-muslimische Männer und Jungen wurden damals von der Soldateska des serbischen Generals Ratko Mladic ermordet. Diese hatte zuvor die UN-Schutzzone erobert, ohne dass die dort stationierten UN-Blauhelme Widerstand leisteten. Bis heute ist nicht […] Der Beitrag Die Lehre aus Srebrenica: Stoppt Russlands Völkermord! erschien zuerst auf Herzing...| Herzinger.org
The Trump administration's cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides 40 percent of humanitarian funding worldwide, could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030, a study in…| France 24
This year, we are celebrating the centennial of the birth of Frantz Fanon, the great revolutionary psychiatrist, philosopher, and anti-colonial French author from Martinique. His work explored the …| African Heritage
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was established on April 25, 2013 to stabilize the country after the Tuareg rebellion of 2012. In June 2023, a new government that had come to power in a coup withdrew the mandate, forcing the mission and all of its staff to depart the country by the end of the year. Joe Ruzicka served as the Senior Advisor to the Commanding General, as well as the Senior U.S. Military Observer to MINUSMA, during that turbu...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was established on April 25, 2013 to stabilize the country after the Tuareg rebellion of 2012. In June 2023, a new government that had come to power in a coup withdrew the mandate, forcing the mission and all of its staff to depart the country by the end of the year. Joe Ruzicka served as the Senior Advisor to the Commanding General, as well as the Senior U.S. Military Observer to MINUSMA, during that turbu...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
Without the United States and China making mandatory payments and contributing to UN funding, the survival of the UN is in jeopardy.| Impakter
For researchers working on historical population issues and interested lay persons, the Carl Wahren papers are a gold mine. See examples below, described by Carl himself, an advisor to TOP from our inception. By Frank Götmark Throughout his career spanning over 40 years, Carl Wahren collected population material for the future, increasingly aware of its […] The post The Carl Wahren papers are now available at Sweden’s National Archives appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
A group of leading scholars, including numerous professors of international law, have today written to FIFA’s Governance Audit and Compliance Committee (GAAC), in relation to the committee’s examination of a complaint relating to the holding of matches in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Palestine Football Association (PFA) first complained to FIFA in […]| FairSquare
The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long been divided into Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). However, most AI governance strategies tend to concentrate solely on ANI, often neglecting AGI, which many view as the pinnacle of the field. Recently, a significant report has been released that acknowledges the importance of […] The post An Opinion on the UN’s New AGI Governance Report first appeared on The Digital Constitutionalist.| The Digital Constitutionalist
The United Nations Working Group (UNWGAD) on Arbitrary Detention has this week ruled that the British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being arbitrarily detained in Egypt in violation of international law. In a detailed 15-page opinion, the panel of independent UN experts found that Alaa’s continued detention is unlawful on multiple grounds. These include a […] The post UN body rules Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s detention arbitrary, former Ambassador calls for travel advice changes appea...| FairSquare
Whether you see a peak and decline of world population as a good thing or a bad thing, lots of people are speculating that it is imminent. Can we believe them? Jane O’Sullivan According to the most recent United Nations projections, the world population will peak sixty years from now at around 10.3 billion. Lately, […] The post The imminence (or otherwise) of depopulation appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
For the third year running, Indigenous leaders have called for a permanent moratorium on carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII. They also demanded an end to all carbon market…| American Indian Law Alliance
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues April 21-May 2, 2025 Statement on Behalf of Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Preparatory Meeting April 19-20 2025 Preamble On 19 and 20 April 2025, …| American Indian Law Alliance
On the 10th of April, the JASON Institute Activities Committee organised a panel discussion at Grand Café Utopie about the gendered impact of war in Sudan, in the context of the 25th year existence of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. Moderated by Jela Kayany, the event brought together experts Mekka Abdelgabar and Karin de Jonge […] The post Event Report – Women, War, and Peace – The Gendered Impact of Conflict in Sudan and 25 Years of UNSCR 1325 appeared first on Stichting Jason.| Stichting Jason
I give this intervention on behalf of the Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus Policy Recommendations to the Economic and Social Council from the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: End Carbon Markets and REDD+ Projects. We reiterate the call for a… The post 2025 Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus Statement appeared first on American Indian Law Alliance.| American Indian Law Alliance
Memories For The Future: Indigenous Knowledge and History of the United Nations Join us for a collaborative organizing meeting following the screening of Free Leonard Peltier. We will be remembering our ancestors and working to preserve knowledge for the seven…| American Indian Law Alliance
Protecting Land, Rights & Future Generations: Indigenous women on the Frontlines of Climate Action and Earth Defense Join us April 22nd from 5-8PM ET in NYC. English and Spanish Interpretation will be provided. Tuesday, April 22, 2025 5:00 –… The post UNPFII: Side Event Protecting Land, Rights, and Future Generations appeared first on American Indian Law Alliance.| American Indian Law Alliance
Accompanying the event is the book launch for “Indigenous Peoples in the International Arena: The Global Movement for Self-Determination” by Elsa Stamatopoulou and the short Film “The International Movement of Indigenous Peoples: We Continue“ Date: Wednesday, 23 April Time: 13:15… The post UNPFII Side Event: Celebrating International Leadership of Indigenous Peoples appeared first on American Indian Law Alliance.| American Indian Law Alliance
Join us for a panel discussion on the history of the Haudenosaunee Nationals and their efforts at supporting peace, friendship, and diplomacy through the Creator’s Game and the challenges of playing under our own flag. April 21 at 5:00PM UN…| American Indian Law Alliance
U.N. delegates and glaciologists convened to address the profound impacts of accelerating glacial melting, particularly for freshwater resources, mountain communities and small island states.| State of the Planet
The Death Penalty Project’s oral statement, delivered to the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council on 25 February 2025:| The Death Penalty Project
The 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity recently took place in Cali, Colombia, and focused on how countries can meet their commitments to the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.| Conservation Corridor
Leider wurde am 24. Dezember 2024, völlig unbemerkt von der Öffentlichkeit, die Cybercrime Convention durch die UNO-Generalversammlung verabschiedet [1]. Das völkerrechtliche Abkommen sieht weitgehende Überwachungsverpflichtungen und Datenaustauschpflichten für die Mitgliedsstaaten vor, während es den Schutz und den Stellenwert der Menschenrechte weltweit schwächt. Es gab keine Abstimmung, sondern...| www.piratenpartei.ch
In 2024, The Hunger Project shared a powerful, collective voice at every level of influence — local, national and global.| The Hunger Project
Many readers will be familiar with the good work of CASSE: the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy. Here its executive director reminds us of the need to end growth if we hope to preserve biodiversity, a recurring theme at TOP (see here, here and here). by Brian Czech With the core […] The post A primer on economic growth and biodiversity for COP16 appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
September 13 marks thirty years since the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo effectively denounced population stabilisation as a development goal. The consequences have been disastrous. by Jane O’Sullivan The United Nations Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in September 1994 profoundly shifted the UN’s approach to […] The post Thirty years is too long to turn a blind eye to world population growth appeared fi...| The Overpopulation Project
Die UN verhandelt diese Woche das letzte Mal über den Überwachungspakt des Internets, der Cybercrime Convention [1]. Der jüngste Entwurf der Konvention – ursprünglich von Russland initiiert und seitdem Gegenstand zweieinhalbjähriger Verhandlungen – gewährt umfassende Überwachungsbefugnisse ohne ausreichende Schutzmassnahmen und vernachlässigt es, Datenschutzprinzipien zur Verhinderung von Macht...| www.piratenpartei.ch
Kurzfassung 1. Jeder unterzeichnende Staat soll grundrechtswidrige Überwachung durchsetzen. 2. Einschränkung / Verhinderung der Zusammenarbeit von Journalisten und Whistleblowern. 3. Auch wenn der Staat wegen seiner Gesetzgebung Massnahmen nicht durchführen darf, soll er es trotzdem tun. 4. Autoritäre Staaten können Dissidenten im Ausland verfolgen. 5. Massive Einschränkung von IT-Sicherheit...| www.piratenpartei.ch
Every year the United Nations' World Population Prospect projections proves to have underappreciated global population growth. 2024 is no exception| The Overpopulation Project
World Population Day 20204 is coming up, but the UN actively avoid measuring data that would show positive effects of population reduction.| The Overpopulation Project
The 2024 State of World Population report from the UN conceals family planning success, to the detriment of those women they claim to support.| The Overpopulation Project
In a celebration of commitment to the rights and welfare of fishing crews, Tuvalu stole the spotlight at the WCPFC 20 conference in Rarotonga. Acknowledging the commendable efforts of the Commission, Tuvalu stands shoulder to shoulder with fellow members, voicing support and sharing strides taken to safeguard the rights of those toiling in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).| Tuvalu Fisheries
Nowadays it’s not uncommon for popular games to see re-releases or remasterings on newer consoles, but not every touted titled gets that privilege. Thus it’s left to online platforms l…| GamerDame
On the face of it, it is good news that the UN will host a Food Systems Summit on 23 September. It aims to accelerate the transformation of these systems so they provide nutritious food for all, are good for people and nature, help fight climate change and boost resilience to environmental and economic shocks. But lift the lid on the summit process and you will find a hot stew. Stakeholders are deeply divided about how to fix the food system, and many have big concerns about the summit itself.| Under The Banyan
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) catagorically deny the negative effects of population, which is counteractive to its goals.| The Overpopulation Project
