Building Local Capacity in Applying Forensic Science to Human Rights Investigations

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution

Challenge Countries in various parts of the world need to cooperate across methods and techniques of different branches of science to investigate and record cases of political, ethnic and/or religious violence, particularly with regard to human rights violations. An...

The National Institute for Coordinating Ablation and Organ Transplants

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution

Challenge Many countries in Latin America lack both donation and transplant systems that are fully installed and functioning and donation policies that cover all procedures. This could place both organ patients and donors at risk and such a situation is due primarily...

Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) Programme

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution

Challenge The simultaneous global economic and environmental crises in recent years have brought into relief the urgent need to separate the unsustainable use of natural resources from economic growth based on industrial production patterns that have been largely...

Regional Public Goods Initiative

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution

Challenge The social and economic well-being of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as in many regions, depends heavily on regional cooperation and the protection and sharing of regional public goods. These can range from economic development projects in...

Observatory for Renewable Energy for Latin America and the Caribbean

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution

Challenge Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, governments and citizens recognize the importance of renewable energy sources for their economic, environmental and social benefits across the board. Reflecting this recognition, many international and regional...