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<title><![CDATA[UN Links Global Governance of Oceans to Green Economy]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-links-global-governance-of-oceans-to-green-economy</link>
<description><![CDATA[Signatories to the Manila Declaration, adopted at the UN-sponsored Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections, aim to deliver new policies and actions to improve the sustainable management of oceans and coasts in the transition to a low carbon, resource-efficient green economy. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WEF Explains Global Risks]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/wef-explains-global-risks</link>
<description><![CDATA[In its Global Risks Report 2012 report, the World Economic Forum cites five "Centres of Gravity," or those risks perceived to be of greatest systemic importance, including chronic fiscal imbalances; greenhouse gas emissions; global governance failure; unsustainable population growth; and critical technology systems failure. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ILO Seeks "Global Policy Coordination" to Tackle Unemployment]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/ilo-seeks-global-policy-coordination-to-tackle-unemployment</link>
<description><![CDATA[In its Global Employment Trends 2012 report, the International Labour Organization identifies three steps to improving the world&#39;s unemployment problem: coordinating global economic policies; placing more regulations on the financial system; and focusing stimulus measures on unemployment. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cameron Pushes for Reform of European Court of Human Rights]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/cameron-pushes-for-reform-of-european-court-of-human-rights</link>
<description><![CDATA[British Prime Minister declares: "once-in-a-generation chance" of improving the way Europeans advance the cause of human rights.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hungary's Orban Responds to Criticism of EU "Left"]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/hungarys-orban-responds-to-criticism-of-eu-left</link>
<description><![CDATA[At a European Parliament session held in Strasbourg last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban defended legal and constitutional actions taken by his controlling political party. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Intervention Agenda Marks 2012 as "Year of Prevention"]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-intervention-agenda-marks-2012-as-year-of-prevention-2</link>
<description><![CDATA[Calling on United Nations member states to make the "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine "a living reality for peoples of the world," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon views States as having a "moral responsibility" to intervene in domestic matters when a country is failing to adequately protect its citizens from harm. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greece Angry over Germany's Proposal of Domestic Budget Overseer]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/greece-angry-over-germanys-proposal-of-domestic-budget-overseer</link>
<description><![CDATA[Greece&#39;s finance minister Evangelos Venizelos has rejected a German plan for the euro zone to impose a budget overseer on to Athens in return for a new 130-billion euro bailout, saying it would improperly force his country to choose between financial assistance and national dignity. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ECHR Rejects Romania's Attempt to Thwart Church Clergy Labor Union]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/echr-rejects-romanias-attempt-to-thwart-church-clergy-labor-union</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Court of Human Rights has decided that Romania violated the free-association rights of clergy in the Romanian Orthodox Church who, over the objection of Church officials, wanted to organize. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EC Starts "Accelerated" Infringement Proceedings Against Hungary]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/ec-starts-accelerated-infringement-proceedings-against-hungary</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has started legal action against Hungary over legislation that came into force at the beginning of the year under Hungary&#39;s new constitution. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN and EU Spend 5.3 Million Euros on "Climate Smart" Farming]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-and-eu-spend-53-million-euros-on-climate-smart-farming</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization and the European Commission are partnering to help developing countries transition to a "climate-smart" approach to agriculture that they claim better resists climate change and reduces carbon emissions. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNESCO Promotes Economic Rights Litigation Agenda]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/unesco-promotes-economic-rights-litigation-agenda</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new UNESCO manual, "Empowering the Poor: through Human Rights Litigation," is a guidebook for NGOs on how to bring lawsuits to realize a broad range of vague economic, social and cultural rights, including the rights to education, adequate food and housing, safe drinking water, and the enjoyment of the benefits of scientific progress. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Administration Tries to "Fix" United Nations]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/obama-administration-tries-to-fix-united-nations</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a recent speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, Ambassador Joseph Torsella, the Obama administration&#39;s point man for UN management reform, explained what the United States is doing to fix the UN, which President Obama believes is both "flawed" and "indispensable." To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HR Groups Petition UN on Business & Human Rights]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/hr-groups-petition-un-on-business--human-rights</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporation and Other Business Enterprises held its first public, informal exchange with stakeholders at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on January 20 and the Federalist Society was there as an observer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[European Commission Selects Business and Human Rights Consultants]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/european-commission-selects-business-and-human-rights-consultants</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Commission&#39;s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry has announced that the Institute for Human Rights and Business and Shift, an independent non-profit firm, will develop sector-specific guidance on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OSCE Official Lectures U.S. on Detention Practices]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/osce-official-lectures-us-on-detention-practices</link>
<description><![CDATA[Janez Lenarcic, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), has expressed regret over the U.S. Congress&#39; passage of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which permits the indefinite detention of terrorist suspects without a trial. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/osce-official-lectures-us-on-detention-practices</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Parliamentarians Pursue European Economic Governance]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/parliamentarians-pursue-european-economic-governance</link>
<description><![CDATA[Concurrent with the drafting of the "international agreement on a reinforced economic union," several MEPs are aiming for enhanced economic governance and economic growth in the euro area. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/parliamentarians-pursue-european-economic-governance</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Administration May Retaliate Over EU Aviation Emissions Law]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/obama-administration-may-retaliate-over-eu-aviation-emissions-law</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is considering options for retaliation in response to a new EU law that requires global airlines to pay a fee for carbon emissions on flights to and from Europe. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MEPs Question Compatibility of New Hungarian Laws with EU "Values"]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/meps-question-compatibility-of-new-hungarian-laws-with-eu-values</link>
<description><![CDATA[Members of the European Parliament&#39;s Civil Liberties Committee are considering whether the laws implementing Hungary&#39;s new constitution are compatible with EU rules and values. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ECHR Rules Britain Cannot Deport Terrorism Suspect]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/echr-rules-britain-cannot-deport-terrorism-suspect</link>
<description><![CDATA[Aggravating the perception of many British conservative leaders that the European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") is overstepping its authority, the ECHR has ruled that Abu Qatada, a radical Islamic preacher regarding as one of Al Qaeda&#39;s leaders in Europe, cannot be deported from Britain to his native Jordan. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN, OECD, and World Bank to Shape Economic and Environmental Strategies]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-oecd-and-world-bank-to-shape-economic-and-environmental-strategies</link>
<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to steer developing countries into "green growth" strategies, the Global Green Growth Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Bank, are implementing a Green Growth Knowledge Platform to influence local, national, and global economic and environmental policy-making around the world. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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