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US Cuts Global Climate Consulting Office
August 22, 2017
The New York Times reports that the Trump Administration recently eliminated the US Department of Energy's Office of International Climate and Technology, whose role was to prepare global meetings on clean energy and to provide advice to other countries on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with global climate change efforts.
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OSCE Explains "Good Practices" in Lawmaking
August 22, 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights hosted a conference for policymakers, officials, and nongovernmental organizations in Warsaw in June explaining "good practices" in lawmaking and how to prevent "systemic shortcomings" that lead to legislation in violation of the global human rights agenda.
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OSCE Pushes Global Standards on Political Finance in Georgia
August 22, 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights supported a conference in the Republic of Georgia in June on the effective regulation of money in politics "to ensure a level playing field for political parties" and candidates and on the creation of a "regional peer network" on the implementation of international standards on political finance.
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OSCE Hosts Conference on Diversity in Ukraine
August 22, 2017
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities organized a conference in Ukraine in June pushing government officials in the country to implement global standards on the treatment of national minorities and to discuss how to "implement policies that facilitate the integration of diverse societies."
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Experts Critique UN Partnerships in Syria
August 21, 2017
George Russell reports that development experts and civil society groups are expressing concern that programs developed by UN agencies, including the International Organization for Migration, providing support for the rebuilding of Syria by President Bashar al-Assad's regime and his allies could act as a vehicle for further atrocities to be committed by the Syrian strongman.
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