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UN Committee Criticizes Israel Rights Record
November 05, 2014
The flow of accusations of Israeli human rights violations from the UN continues as the organization's Human Rights Committee has criticized the country for alleged transgressions in the recent conflict in and continuing blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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UN Agent Condemns U.K. Search and Rescue Policy
November 05, 2014
UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants François Crépeau has called for a reversal of what he called the "appalling" policy of the U.K. to cease support for search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea out of concern that such missions encourage unsafe sea crossing attempts.
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UN Report Predicts "Irreversible" Global Warming Impacts
November 05, 2014
A new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns of "severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts" on the planet if governments do not begin transitioning to an economy of zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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UNESCO Seeks Primary School Sex Education
November 05, 2014
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Education ("UNESCO") has published an article calling for "comprehensive sexuality education" of children, including children in primary school who are 10-14 years old.
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UN Pushes Binding Global Climate Agreement
November 05, 2014
The Hill reports that Director of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Christiana Figueres argues that the global climate accord to be negotiated at a conference in Paris next year should contain provisions that are internationally binding.
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