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Mariaschin Criticizes UN's Heavy Focus on Israel
February 25, 2015
Daniel Mariaschin of B'nai B'rith International writes that the disproportionate focus of the UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Council on Israel "marginalizes the United Nations as a reliable venue for conflict resolution" and is evidence of a "failed system."
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HRW Criticizes World Bank Involvement in Ethiopia Project
February 25, 2015
Human Rights Watch ("HRW") has criticized the World Bank for what it deems to be an insufficient response to an internal investigation finding that a development project of the bank in Ethiopia resulted in the forced relocation of villagers.
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UN Event Emphasizes Global Warming-Human Rights Link
February 19, 2015
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Mary Robinson Foundation recently hosted a "Climate Justice Dialogue" in which participants discussed how to push action countering global warming by emphasizing its effects on economic, social, and cultural rights.
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UN Conference Produces Negotiating Text on Global Warming
February 18, 2015
A recent UN conference in Geneva concluded with an agreed-upon negotiating text for a binding international treaty seeking to counter climate change to be discussed at a Paris conference in late 2015.
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UN Official Criticizes EU Search-and-Rescue Efforts
February 18, 2015
Following the death of at least 300 migrants attempting to reach Europe from Libya by boat, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres warned that current search-and-rescue efforts by the EU are inadequate and called on the bloc to conduct more robust operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
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