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OSCE Warns of French Order to Delist Search Results
July 15, 2015
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic has warned that an order from the French data protection authority demanding that Google delist a set of search results on all of the website's domain names represents a threat to freedom of information.
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Development Banks Commit $400 Billion for SDGs
July 15, 2015
A group of multilateral development banks has announced that it will extend over $400 billion in financing over the course of three years in order to help achieve the ambitious and extensive UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), to be adopted in September.
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Patrick: "A La Carte" Global Governance Presents Challenges
July 15, 2015
Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations writes that ad hoc multilateral mechanisms the US has recently used to confront international issues should complement, and not replace, more formal structures such as the UN in efforts to produce effective global governance.
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India, Pakistan Join Russia-China Cooperation Organization
July 15, 2015
The Council on Foreign Relations has published an article on the risks and benefits of the announced expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ("SCO"), a regional grouping led by Russia and China, to include India and Pakistan, which the SCO members view as key to consolidating economic power and security in the region.
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UN Agent Calls for Lifting of Iran Sanctions
July 15, 2015
Arguing that current economic sanctions on Iran have caused violations of Iranians' human rights, including to food, health, and development, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and international sanctions Idriss Jazairy has praised the Iran nuclear deal and has called for the deal to lead to the immediate removal of sanctions on the country.
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