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WEF Launches ASEAN Business Council
November 04, 2016
The World Economic Forum is supporting the launch by 55 companies of the Regional Business Council for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which will advance "public-private partnerships" in the region and persuade businesses to help encourage "inclusive growth."
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Paper: UN Climate Deal Includes Rights Obligations
November 02, 2016
Patrícia Galvão Ferreira of the Centre for International Governance Innovation argues that the combination of provisions referring to human rights in the UN's Paris climate deal and Sustainable Development Goals means that many countries have accepted an obligation to integrate the global human rights agenda in their efforts to combat global warming.
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Rubin Calls on Governments to Disband UNESCO
November 01, 2016
Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute argues that the adoption by the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization of a resolution denying Jewish ties to religious landmarks in Jerusalem shows it is time to disband UNESCO and replace it with a new organization, outside the UN, that is "less beholden to politics."
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UN Committee Supports Nuclear Weapons Ban
November 01, 2016
The New York Times reports that, over the objection of nuclear-armed powers, the UN General Assembly's disarmament and international security committee has adopted a resolution, which will now go to the full General Assembly, seeking negotiation of a "legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination."
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Indian President Lauds Global Governance System
November 01, 2016
In recent remarks in New Delhi, President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee argued that the need for mechanisms of global governance extends beyond global security issues to include systems addressing poverty, health, and "exploitation" of natural resources.
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