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World Bank Pushes Measures to Promote Climate Agenda
December 17, 2014
In recent remarks laying out a plan to achieve "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2100, President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim called for national measures on emissions, including taxes on carbon as well as a binding international agreement to combat global warming.
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UN Watchdog Calls for Investigation of UNRWA
December 17, 2014
Following a call by the spokesperson for the UN Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA") for a boycott of a major Israeli newspaper, the organization UN Watch has called for the UN Secretary General and the U.S. to investigate UNRWA for breach of neutrality rules.
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Palestinian Activist Calls for Overhaul of UNRWA
December 17, 2014
At a recent event, Palestinian human rights activist Bassam Eid called for the reform of the UN Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA"), tasked with providing aid to Palestinian refugees, to seek a practical solution to settlement of these refugees and to cease encouragement of attacks on Israel.
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Trachtman Outlines Drawbacks of Customary International Law
December 17, 2014
Professor Joel Trachtman of Tufts University has published a paper explaining why treaties and other agreements are superior to reliance on customary international law, which he argues is vague and not subject to sufficient national control.
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Doctor Calls for Medical Education on Human Rights
December 17, 2014
Dr. Ranit Mishori of Georgetown University School of Medicine has called for medical schools to teach doctors the UN human rights agenda in order to ensure respect of human rights and encourage activism on rights issues.
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