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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.
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Berkowitz: UNSC "Poisoned" Israel-Palestine Peace Process
January 18, 2017
Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution writes that the recent UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution condemning Israeli settlements diverges from previous UNSC resolutions by identifying "every last inch of the West Bank" as Palestinian land and calls for the US Congress to pass a law stating that the resolution is "an offense against the law of nations."
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UN Whistleblower Policy Revisions Face Criticism
January 17, 2017
George Russell writes that a whistleblower policy revision under consideration by new UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres may give fodder to US politicians who wish to defund the international organization by providing the strongest whistleblower protections only to claims that are in the "public interest," a standard that critics say is highly subjective.
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UN Agent: Puerto Rican Debt Deal Must Respect Rights
January 17, 2017
In a statement on Puerto Rico's debt crisis, the UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, called for the US to ensure losses are "fairly distributed" among creditors so as not to force the country's government to adopt "austerity" measures that violate its citizens' economic, social, and cultural human rights.
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Report Points to Anti-Israel Textbooks at UN-funded Schools
January 17, 2017
Perry Chiaramonte writes that a report from the Center for Near East Policy Research asserts that Palestinian schools operated by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) use textbooks that deny the legitimacy of Israel and links of the Jewish people to holy sites in Jerusalem.
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