International Organizations

UN Human Rights Commission of Inquiry Concludes ISIS is Committing Genocide Against Yazidis (June 16, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

UN Security Council Extends Mandate of UN Mission in Libya and Authorizes High-seas Inspections off Libya’s Coast to Control Illicit Arms Flow (June 13, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On June 13, 2016, the United Nations Security Council, in Resolution 2291, extended the mandate of

UN Secretary-General’s Report to Security Council Requests Additional 2,500 Peacekeepers for Mali Mission (May 31, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On May 31, 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon submitted a report to the Security Council

UN Security Council Ends Thirteen-Year Sanctions Regime Against Liberia (May 25, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On May 25, 2016, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2288 terminatin

UN Security Council Condemns Islamic State Attacks in Syria (May 24, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On May 24, 2016, the United Nations Security Council condemned the May 23 terrorist attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Syrian coastal cities of Jableh and Tartous.

First Treaty on IUU Fishing to Enter into Force (May 16, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 16, 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations announced that the Port State

UN Committee Against Torture Concludes Israel Used Excessive Force (May 13, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On May 13, 2016, The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) released

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Condemning Attacks on Medical Facilities and Personnel (May 3, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On May 3, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2286 condemning attacks on m

UN Lifts all Sanction on Côte d’Ivoire (April 28, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On April 28, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution lifting its entire sanc