The World of International Organizations
February 27, 2019
(AN) — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that international organizations should be treated like foreign nations when it comes to immunities: protections from lawsuits under American courts do not extend to commercial activities.
February 27, 2019
(AN) — Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations linked Venezuela’s gold holdings in the Bank of England to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s grip on power — and his possible undoing. Access to gold could help Maduro maintain his hold in the cash-poor, oil-rich nation.
February 25, 2019
(AN) — Opening its new session, the world’s foremost body for encouraging human rights got a dismal message: U.N. leaders see a rise in hatred and a retreat in progress globally. The U.N. chief warned the “human rights agenda is losing ground” but was hopeful nonetheless.
February 24, 2019
(AN) — An unprecedented Vatican four-day summit closed with a mass at which Pope Francis promised an “all-out battle” to prevent more sex abuse of children by pedophile priests and the bishops who cover up their crimes.
February 18, 2019
(AN) — European and Asian leaders attending the world’s foremost security conference in Munich criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s enmity for international organizations and multilateral solutions, saying his isolationism put the world at more risk of conflicts and war.
February 11, 2019
(AN) — U.N. counterterrorism experts reported that Islamic State militants remained a “covert” global threat, despite their recent losses and shifts in tactics.
February 11, 2019
(AN) — When an underwater cable became severed in the South Pacific last month, Tonga lost all internet access for nearly two weeks, in an incident that illustrates some of the risks that a U.N. expert group is examining.
February 7, 2019
(AN) — The U.N. team investigating Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death said preliminary evidence shows it was a “premeditated killing” that was planned and carried out by Saudi officials, who then “undermined” Turkey’s efforts to determine what happened.
February 5, 2019
(AN) — The U.S.-China trade war is costing each country major export losses that are most likely to benefit European Union members and 22 other countries, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development reported.
February 4, 2019
(AN) — The idea that everyone should have affordable, quality health services is backed by international organizations, including the global pharmaceutical industry’s trade group.
