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CoE Group Calls for US Anti-Corruption Reforms
January 19, 2017
The Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption has published a report calling on the US government to "further enhance" its protections against corruption through measures including requiring more transparency in legislative lobbying and reconsidering the requirement to re-appoint certain federal judges.
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UAE Prepares Fifth World Government Summit
January 19, 2017
Supported by partners in the UN, World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and other multilateral institutions, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has organized its fifth World Government Summit in Dubai with sessions including a Global Dialogue for Happiness and a Forum on Climate Change and Food Security.
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Haley Questions Benefits of US Funding for UN
January 18, 2017
The Telegraph reports that, in testimony before a congressional select committee, South Carolina Governor and the prospective nominee for US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley expressed her skepticism of the benefits the US receives from funding the UN and criticized the UN Security Council's recent resolution condemning Israeli settlements.
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McCarthy Calls for US Withdrawal from UN
January 18, 2017
Labeling the international organization a "coup for the bad guys," former US Department of Justice official Andrew McCarthy writes that a US law defunding the UN would not be sufficient to change its "corrupt" and anti-American practices and calls instead for the US to completely withdraw from the group.
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UN Group Calls for Review of US History Textbooks
January 18, 2017
Applauding a school district in the US state of Connecticut for removing what it says is incorrect information about slavery practices in the state, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent has called on other US school districts "to review textbooks and educational materials" to ensure they accurately portray the treatment of slaves.