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Countries Propose Bolstered Migration Role for OSCE
July 27, 2016
At a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Permanent Council in Vienna, countries developed proposals for the OSCE's future contribution to the global governance of international migration flows.
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WTO Warns of Restrictive Trade Measures
July 27, 2016
In a recent report, World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo describes a global increase in "trade-restrictive measures" and warns countries against trade barriers that could contribute to lower job growth and slower economic activity.
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Schaefer Highlights UN Funding in Repressive Countries
July 27, 2016
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation writes that, as an internal UN watchdog report warns of a "state of near denial" on fraud in UN activities, recently released figures show vendors from a number of human rights-violating countries - including Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe - are among the biggest beneficiaries of UN procurement practices.
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AI: "National Interest" Threatens UN Refugee Deal
July 27, 2016
Amnesty International has criticized a group of countries for placing "selfish national interests" ahead of what AI says are the rights of refugees by seeking to narrow the scope of a "Global Compact" on refugee responsibility-sharing the UN is finalizing for a summit in September.
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OECD Seeks Strengthened Chilean Climate Policy
July 27, 2016
In its Environmental Performance Review of Chile, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development calls upon the country to develop a stronger climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by increasing its rate of carbon taxation.
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