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Saudi Arabia Seeks UNHRC Presidency
May 15, 2015
Arguing that the country is disqualified due to its frequent abuse of human rights, the nongovernmental organization UN Watch has called on the U.S. and EU to oppose Saudi Arabia's bid to be elected president of the UN Human Rights Council ("UNHRC").
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Rhodes: Injection of Social Policy Has Politicized Human Rights
May 15, 2015
As the U.K. debates proposals to repeal the country's Human Rights Act in favor of a British Bill of Rights, Aaron Rhodes writes that such political disputes over human rights issues are the result of proponents of global governance seeking to expand the concept of human rights to accomplish social policy goals.
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World Bank Pushes Carbon Tax Policy
May 15, 2015
The Japan Times reports that the World Bank is calling for countries around the world to adopt a set of policies, including putting a price on carbon emissions by businesses, in a bid to further the UN's agenda on climate change.
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UN Seeks Australia Assurance of Emissions Reduction
May 15, 2015
The Guardian reports that during her recent visit to Australia, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Christiana Figueres received assurances from the environment minister Greg Hunt that his Government's policies will reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions.
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Article Warns of Decline of Global Governance
May 13, 2015
Stewart Patrick and Isabella Bennett of the Council on Foreign Relations argue that the authority of global governance institutions has recently declined to the detriment of countries' ability to deal with transnational problems.
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