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US Halts Funding for UNFPA
April 04, 2017
The US State Department has announced that it will end funding for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning and is often associated with advocating abortion services, because the US disapproves of the organization's support for a "program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization."
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UN Body Reviews "Comprehensive" Approach to SDGs
April 04, 2017
The UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration has announced that it will hold a meeting in April exploring how governments must engage in a "multi-stakeholder approach to comprehensive policy integration" across local, regional, and national levels to implement the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Agent Criticizes Australia's Treatment of Indigenous People
April 03, 2017
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, has listed the high incarceration rate and crowded living conditions among indigenous people in Australia as human rights concerns facing the country's authorities.
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UN Official Lists Next Steps Under Climate Deal
April 03, 2017
In a recent interview, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa outlined the next steps the international organization will take to promote adherence to the UN's Paris climate deal, including agreeing in 2018 a "rule book" on how countries must prove their contributions to emissions reductions under the agreement.
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Schaefer: US Should Demand UNHRC Reforms
April 03, 2017
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation has released a report arguing that the US should withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) if the body refuses to implement certain reforms, including requiring “competitive elections” for members and eliminating items from the UNHRC’s agenda that lead to a biased review of Israel.
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