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UNHRC Expands Calls on Rights in Climate Action
July 20, 2016
Sébastien Duyck writes that the latest UN Human Rights Council resolution on climate change featured expansive provisions calling on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to focus on human rights in its efforts to implement the UN's climate agenda.
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OSCE Promotes Rights-Based Legal Education in Ukraine
July 20, 2016
At a roundtable discussion in Kiev supported by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a group of law faculty lecturers produced a set of recommendations on how to promote a "human rights-based approach to legal education" that includes standards and case law from the European Court of Human Rights at law schools in Ukraine.
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World Bank Funds Climate-Focused Farming in China
July 20, 2016
The World Bank and the Government of China are co-funding a $313.14 million project on "Integrated Modern Agriculture Development" to boost "climate-smart" agriculture in China and improve farm resilience in the face of global warming.
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US, Russia Criticize UN Report on Iran
July 20, 2016
Reuters reports that US and Russian officials have criticized UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for overstepping his mandate and including factual errors in a report on remaining economic sanctions and other restrictions on Iran.
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US Legislators Seek Clarification for UNRWA Funding
July 20, 2016
The Jerusalem Post reports that Members of the US Congress have inserted language in funding bills calling on the US State Department to publicly report its calculation of the number of Palestinian refugees to determine the extent to which this number corresponds with aid from the US-funded UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ("UNRWA").
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