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California Joins Climate-Friendly Urban Planning Initiative
November 28, 2016
The World Bank has announced that the State of California has agreed to partner with the Bank's "Global Platform for Sustainable Cities" to promote "sustainable" urban planning in China and other countries to help these countries meet their commitments under the UN climate deal that entered into force earlier this month.
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Global Entities Seek Increased Climate Finance for Islands
November 28, 2016
The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the World Bank, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development have published a report pushing for a more coordinated global system of development finance for island countries to counter the future catastrophic impacts of climate change.
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UN Agents Criticize Result of California Murder Trial
November 28, 2016
A group of UN human rights mandate holders have called on California Governor Jerry Brown to halt the execution of a man convicted of murder due to what they characterize as reports of a flawed trial that violated the man's right to due process, asserting that carrying out the execution would be a "flagrant contravention of the United States’ national and international obligations."
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ICC Prosecutor Considers US "War Crimes" Inquiry
November 28, 2016
The prosecutor's office at the International Criminal Court (ICC) recently announced that, despite the fact that the US has not joined the ICC, the prosecutor would soon decide whether to seek authorization to investigate potential "war crimes" allegedly committed by US soldiers and operatives against detained individuals in Afghanistan and other countries.
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UN, EU Bodies Discuss Future Governance of "Work"
November 28, 2016
The UN's International Labour Organization and the European Economic and Social Committee recently organized a conference in Brussels to discuss with representatives of nongovernmental organizations a global agenda for addressing future challenges to work, including those presented by climate change and income inequality.
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