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Backgrounder posted May 14, 2012 by Steven Groves U.S. Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unnecessary to Develop Oil and Gas Resources
Abstract: Proponents of U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) insist that the U.S. must join the convention in order to secure title to oil and gas resources located on the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS). However,…
Issue Brief posted March 22, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Needs Red Lines for Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in February decided that, in preparation for the July 2–27 conference in New York that will finalize the ATT, U.N. member states should by March 31 submit short statements on the provisions that they believe should define any…
Backgrounder posted March 12, 2012 by Steven Groves Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Would Expose the U.S. to Baseless Climate Change Lawsuits
Abstract: Among the many reasons why the U.S. should not accede to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the reality that it would expose the United States to international environmental lawsuits that would harm its environmental, economic, and military…
Issue Brief posted February 21, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Stand Its Ground on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held last week. The purpose of this PrepCom was to adopt rules of procedure for the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held in New York July 2–27. This conference is intended to…
Issue Brief posted February 16, 2012 by Brett Schaefer Do Not Reward UNESCO for Granting the Palestine Authority Membership
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. Late last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) granted membership to the Palestinian Authority—despite opposition from the U.S. and with forewarning that such a step would lead the U.S.…
Issue Brief posted February 13, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Address Critical Questions at Final Preparatory Committee on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will be held February 13–17. The purpose of this PrepCom is to determine the rules of procedure for the U.N.…
WebMemo posted December 16, 2011 by Steven Groves, Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.N. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons: What the U.S. Should Do
On November 25, after four years of intensive negotiations, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), a U.N.-based process through which participating nations adopt protocols to regulate or limit the use of conventional weapons, failed to reach an agreement on a new protocol to regulate cluster munitions. The U.S. had…
Backgrounder posted December 13, 2011 by Brett Schaefer What Palestinian Membership Means for UNESCO and the Rest of the United Nations
Abstract: In September 2011, the Palestinian Authority requested membership for “Palestine” in the United Nations—violating its commitment under the 1993 Oslo Accords to seek statehood through negotiations with Israel. Prospective U.N. member states must first receive a recommendation from the Security Council. The Obama Administration has vowed to veto, if…
Backgrounder posted December 1, 2011 by Wendell Cox, Ronald Utt, Ph.D., Brett Schaefer Focus on Agenda 21 Should Not Divert Attention from Homegrown Anti-Growth Policies
Abstract: Agenda 21, a voluntary plan adopted at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, unabashedly calls on governments to intervene and regulate nearly every potential impact that human activity could have on the environment. However,…
WebMemo posted September 23, 2011 by Brett Schaefer The Obama Administration Was Right to Boycott Durban III, but Should Also Withhold U.S. Funds
The United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on September 22 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The Durban commemoration (also called Durban III)…

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Backgrounder posted May 14, 2012 by Steven Groves U.S. Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unnecessary to Develop Oil and Gas Resources
Abstract: Proponents of U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) insist that the U.S. must join the convention in order to secure title to oil and gas resources located on the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS). However,…
Backgrounder posted June 7, 2011 by Steven Groves U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Erodes U.S. Sovereignty over U.S. Extended Continental Shelf
Abstract: If the U.S. becomes a member of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it will be required to transfer a large portion of the royalties generated on the U.S. extended continental shelf to the International Seabed Authority. These royalties…
Issue Brief posted March 22, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Needs Red Lines for Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in February decided that, in preparation for the July 2–27 conference in New York that will finalize the ATT, U.N. member states should by March 31 submit short statements on the provisions that they believe should define any…
Issue Brief posted February 16, 2012 by Brett Schaefer Do Not Reward UNESCO for Granting the Palestine Authority Membership
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. Late last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) granted membership to the Palestinian Authority—despite opposition from the U.S. and with forewarning that such a step would lead the U.S.…
Issue Brief posted February 21, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Stand Its Ground on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held last week. The purpose of this PrepCom was to adopt rules of procedure for the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held in New York July 2–27. This conference is intended to…
Issue Brief posted February 13, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Address Critical Questions at Final Preparatory Committee on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will be held February 13–17. The purpose of this PrepCom is to determine the rules of procedure for the U.N.…
WebMemo posted September 23, 2011 by Brett Schaefer The Obama Administration Was Right to Boycott Durban III, but Should Also Withhold U.S. Funds
The United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on September 22 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The Durban commemoration (also called Durban III)…
Testimony posted August 5, 2010 by James Roberts Reduce Funding for UN-Designed Foreign Aid
Congress Should Reduce the Deficit—Not Increase Funding from American Taxpayers for U.N.-Designed Foreign Aid Programs That Will Not Work …
WebMemo posted July 8, 2010 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. The 2010 Preparatory Committee for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: Five Dangers the U.S. Must Avoid
On July 12–23, the United Nations will hold back-to-back meetings of the Preparatory Committee for the Arms Trade Treaty. These meetings are the result of a vote in October 2009 in the First Committee of the U.N. General Assembly to establish a Diplomatic Conference to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty.…
Backgrounder posted May 3, 2010 by James Roberts How Corporate Social Responsibility (ISO 26000) Mandates Undermine Free Markets
Abstract: Activist groups and statist bureaucrats at the United Nations and around the world are seeking to impose corporate social responsibility (CSR) requirements on firms through the International Organization for Standardization's proposed ISO 26000 standards, scheduled to…

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Backgrounder posted May 14, 2012 by Steven Groves U.S. Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unnecessary to Develop Oil and Gas Resources
Abstract: Proponents of U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) insist that the U.S. must join the convention in order to secure title to oil and gas resources located on the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS). However,…
Issue Brief posted March 22, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Needs Red Lines for Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in February decided that, in preparation for the July 2–27 conference in New York that will finalize the ATT, U.N. member states should by March 31 submit short statements on the provisions that they believe should define any…
Backgrounder posted March 12, 2012 by Steven Groves Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Would Expose the U.S. to Baseless Climate Change Lawsuits
Abstract: Among the many reasons why the U.S. should not accede to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the reality that it would expose the United States to international environmental lawsuits that would harm its environmental, economic, and military…
Issue Brief posted February 21, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Stand Its Ground on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held last week. The purpose of this PrepCom was to adopt rules of procedure for the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held in New York July 2–27. This conference is intended to…
Issue Brief posted February 16, 2012 by Brett Schaefer Do Not Reward UNESCO for Granting the Palestine Authority Membership
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. Late last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) granted membership to the Palestinian Authority—despite opposition from the U.S. and with forewarning that such a step would lead the U.S.…
Issue Brief posted February 13, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Address Critical Questions at Final Preparatory Committee on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will be held February 13–17. The purpose of this PrepCom is to determine the rules of procedure for the U.N.…
WebMemo posted December 16, 2011 by Steven Groves, Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.N. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons: What the U.S. Should Do
On November 25, after four years of intensive negotiations, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), a U.N.-based process through which participating nations adopt protocols to regulate or limit the use of conventional weapons, failed to reach an agreement on a new protocol to regulate cluster munitions. The U.S. had…
Backgrounder posted December 13, 2011 by Brett Schaefer What Palestinian Membership Means for UNESCO and the Rest of the United Nations
Abstract: In September 2011, the Palestinian Authority requested membership for “Palestine” in the United Nations—violating its commitment under the 1993 Oslo Accords to seek statehood through negotiations with Israel. Prospective U.N. member states must first receive a recommendation from the Security Council. The Obama Administration has vowed to veto, if…
Backgrounder posted December 1, 2011 by Wendell Cox, Ronald Utt, Ph.D., Brett Schaefer Focus on Agenda 21 Should Not Divert Attention from Homegrown Anti-Growth Policies
Abstract: Agenda 21, a voluntary plan adopted at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, unabashedly calls on governments to intervene and regulate nearly every potential impact that human activity could have on the environment. However,…
WebMemo posted September 23, 2011 by Brett Schaefer The Obama Administration Was Right to Boycott Durban III, but Should Also Withhold U.S. Funds
The United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on September 22 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The Durban commemoration (also called Durban III)…

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