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UN Report Seeks "Dramatic" Emissions Reductions
November 08, 2016
A report from the UN Environment Programme on the eve of last week's entry into force of the UN's Paris climate deal calls for countries to "dramatically" accelerate their restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the negative impacts of global warming and reduce the number of "climate refugees" who must relocate due to the these threats.
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UN Group Criticizes Handling of French "Jungle" Camp
November 07, 2016
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has asserted that the UK and France have "completely disregarded" their global human rights obligations by failing to abide by the Committee's "precise recommendations" for dealing with child migrants while dismantling the Calais "Jungle" migrant camp in France.
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WTO Criticizes Non-Compliance on Subsidy Notifications
November 07, 2016
The Chair of the World Trade Organization’s Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Jin-dong Kim, has warned of widespread non-compliance with the WTO's rules requiring notification of domestic subsidy programs.
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World Bank Pushes Climate Measures in MENA Region
November 07, 2016
A "call for action" on going green in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region published by the World Bank Group signals the extent to which the multilateral development bank has enmeshed its agenda for funding infrastructure and other development projects with the UN's agenda on climate change.
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UN Agent Identifies Right to Emissions Reduction
November 07, 2016
Linking current weather events in Madagascar with global warming, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John Knox, has asserted that countries have a human rights obligation to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions under the UN's Paris climate agreement to limit the negative impacts of climate change on such developing countries.
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