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UN Report Seeks Redistribution to Achieve "Sustainability"
November 27, 2017
A recent report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development expressed concerns about a slow-growing world economy and, as a solution, called for a 21st-Century "global new deal," which it defined as an "ambitious and collaborative effort to tackle the inequities of hyperglobalization to build inclusive and sustainable economies."
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UN Observer Decries Violations of "Right to Development"
November 27, 2017
A warning from UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development Saad Alfarargi that climate change and economic crises are violating the "human right" of impoverished people to development demonstrates the widespread efforts in the UN human rights apparatus to embed the concept of social and economic rights throughout the UN system.
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WHO Laments Lack of Progress on NCDs
November 27, 2017
A September report from the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) on government measures to address noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors such as unhealthy diets and smoking warns that the world is not on track to meet the UN targets on NCDs and pushes for "bolder political action" by governments in the face of "interference by powerful economic operators."
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Schaefer: US Must Reject ICC Authority on Afghanistan
November 22, 2017
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation writes that, in response to the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to investigate war crimes allegations in Afghanistan since 2003, potentially including actions of the US military, the US should reject ICC jurisdiction and reevaluate its cooperation with the body.
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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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