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WEF Launches Drone Innovators Network
July 23, 2018
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the launch of a Drone Innovators Network through which aviation authorities will exchange global “best practices” on policies related to unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Dutch Food Industry Agrees to Supply-Chain Standards
July 23, 2018
Dutch government officials, businesses in the food sector, and nongovernmental organizations have signed an International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC) Agreement setting out standards for Dutch food supply chains to comply with global environmental and human rights standards - the sixth such IRBC deal concluded across the country’s industries.
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Article Reviews Reasons for US Opposition to Formula Resolution
July 18, 2018
Dr. Susan Yoshihara of the Center for Family and Human Rights examines why negotiators from the US government opposed a draft resolution at the World Health Assembly aimed at implementing a ban on the distribution of and information about infant formula across the globe.
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Haley Picks Apart UN Poverty Report
July 16, 2018
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley writes that a recent report from UN human rights mandate holder Philip Alston blaming the US government for creating poverty in the country is a politically motivated and misleading manifesto that is a waste of American tax dollars.
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UN Faces Renewed Criticism over Handling of Sexual Abuse
July 16, 2018
The New York Times reports that the UN system, and particularly its development apparatus, is facing a rash of criticism for maintaining a “byzantine” reporting mechanism lacking consistent and predictable procedures for dealing with sexual abuse allegations and often favoring men in power over their female accusers.
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