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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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Groves Warns Against US Membership in UNCLOS
July 20, 2016
Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation writes that recent calls for the US to join the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ("UNCLOS") to help enforce an international tribunal decision against China's claims in the South China Sea are misguided and that US action outside UNCLOS would be the most effective way to contain China's maritime ambitions.
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FRA Advises Group on SDG Measurement
July 20, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has announced that it recently offered advice to a working group in Paris on how to collect data measuring the fulfillment of a provision of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to “promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development.”
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