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UN Human Rights Committee Publishes Latest Draft of General Comment 37 on Right of Peaceful Assembly
February 05, 2020
The UN Human Rights Committee has released its most recent draft of General Comment 37 on the right of peaceful assembly, with oral presentations due for March and adoption by the end of 2020.
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UN Human Rights Committee Opens Door to Climate Asylum Claims
February 05, 2020
Although dismissing the action of a Kiribati citizen claiming the right to migrate to New Zealand due to the impact of climate change, by considering the claim in the context of the right to life contained in Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the United Nations Human Rights Committee opened the door to similar, more meritorious, "climate asylum" claims.
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UN Suffered "Serious" Hacks of Dozens of Servers
January 29, 2020
According to documents leaked to the New Humanitarian, The United Nations suffered a "serious" hack to its "core infrastructure" that potentially compromised officials and employees and declined to notify the public of the incident.
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WEF Creates International Consortium for Cryptocurrency Governance
January 29, 2020
The World Economic Forum has created an international consortium to design a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins.
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EU and IMF Cooperate to Tackle Climate Change and Achieve Sustainable Development
January 29, 2020
The European Union and International Monetary Fund have concluded a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement designed to boost their cooperation to tackle key challenges including climate change, and help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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