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Leadership Network Seeks Urgent Climate Efforts
November 21, 2017
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has announced the creation of a Climate Action Leadership Network by national governments seeking to encourage countries around the world to urgently ramp up their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of the UN's Paris climate deal.
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State Governors Reject US Rejection of Paris Deal
November 21, 2017
An article in The New York Times reporting the participation by governors of some US states in meetings with global leaders on climate change at a recent session of the UN General Assembly illustrates how some state leaders are sidestepping official US foreign policy to commit to the UN climate agreement rejected by the Trump Administration.
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OSCE Signs Deal to Bolster NHRIs
November 21, 2017
As part of the international security organization's support for national human rights institutions (NHRIs), designed to advocate for the global human rights agenda in the countries in which they are based, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has signed a deal with the International Ombudsman Institute to help strengthen NHRIs across the OSCE region.
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ISO Receives Calls for Global "Humanitarian" Standards
November 20, 2017
At a recent meeting of the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) Committee on Developing Country Matters, speakers from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Lebanese foreign ministry explored the development of ISO "humanitarian" standards governing state treatment of missing persons and refugees.
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UK Faces Pressure to Adopt Global Rights Agenda
November 20, 2017
The Guardian reports on recent pressure on the UK government over refusing to commit to carrying out over 100 "recommendations" of the UN Human Rights Council, including to bring the country's abortion laws in line with "international standards" and to place limits on the amount of time a migrant may be held in detention, as part of the Universal Periodic Review process.
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