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UN Concedes Involvement in Haiti Cholera Outbreak
August 24, 2016
George Russell reports that, under pressure from a class action lawsuit and a critical draft report from a human rights mandate holder, the UN Secretary-General's office has communicated its plans to "do much more" to remedy the UN's involvement in a cholera outbreak in Haiti caused by the organization's peacekeepers in 2010.
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UNHCR Applauds Refugee Pledge in Americas
August 17, 2016
As the UN prepares for a September summit on the resettlement of refugees, the UN High Commissioner on Refugees has praised a San Jose Action Statement agreed by countries across the Americas pledging to bolster protections for refugees from Central America.
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UN Agents Call for "Culturally Sensitive" Education
August 17, 2016
A group of UN human rights mandate holders have published a statement calling for governments to permit indigenous people to organize and control their own education systems to promote "culturally and linguistically appropriate" schooling.
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UN Pact Drives Indian Climate Policy Review
August 10, 2016
The Business Standard reports that the Indian Government's environment ministry has set up five "inter-ministerial groups" that will propose a series of laws and policy changes required to meet the country's pledges to reduce and report on its greenhouse gas emissions under the UN climate deal agreed in Paris in 2015.
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UN Agency Warns of Climate Effects on Flights
August 10, 2016
As it prepares for a September summit at which countries are set to agree on a scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation industry, the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation has called for airports around the world to complete "risk assessments of existing and new infrastructure" to prepare for the impact of global warming on flights.
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