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Bummell: Time to Establish United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
January 22, 2020
According to Andreas Bummell of Democracy Without Borders, the establishment of a UN Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) would create new momentum for reform, help revitalize the General Assembly, and strengthen the UN as the world’s central pillar of multilateralism.
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IMF Chief Warns That Inequality and Climate Crisis Portends Global Financial Disaster
January 22, 2020
According to International Monetary Fund Chief, Kristalina Georgieva, increasing inequality and the climate crisis are pushing the world towards another financial disaster.
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UNOHCHR Seeks $375.5 million for Programming
January 22, 2020
The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights is appealing for $375.5 million to support its efforts to promote and protect human rights in dozens of countries around the world.
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CSOs Express Concern Over WEF-UN Partnership
January 17, 2020
Hundreds of civil society organizations worldwide have denounced the World Economic Forum’s takeover of the United Nations.
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Browne: UN Development System Reform is Long Overdue
January 15, 2020
Writing in PassBlue, Stephen Browne explains the persisting need for the United Nations to reform its development system, where services, training and research are administered by more than 30 separately managed organizations and a similar number of departments, institutes and commissions.