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UN Body Seeks Release of Assange over "Disproportionate" Sentencing
May 08, 2019
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called on the UK government to release Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from prison due to what it deems to be his “disproportionate sentence” for the “minor violation” of the terms of his bail over sexual assault and rape charges in 2012.
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Trump Announces Withdrawal from UN Arms Trade Treaty
May 01, 2019
NPR reports that US President Donald Trump has announced his Administration’s withdrawal from the UN Arms Trade Treaty, signed by the Obama Administration but never ratified by the US Senate, characterizing the move as taking back US policymaking from an “unelected, unaccountable, global bureaucracy."
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Officials Launch Coalition for Climate-Friendly Finance Policy
May 01, 2019
A group of national officials participating in the World Bank Group’s and International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Spring Meetings launched a Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action pledging to advance financial policies for “low-carbon and climate-resilient growth” in line with their commitments under the UN’s Paris climate deal.
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South Korea Supports World Bank SDG Initiative
May 01, 2019
The South Korean government recently announced a $900,000 contribution to the World Bank Group’s Partnership Fund for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to support the institution’s Acceleration Toolbox pressing countries to commit to further action to achieve the comprehensive social and environmental targets of the SDGs.
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UN Agent Criticizes Canada on Respect of Disability Rights
May 01, 2019
UN Special Rapporteur Catalina Devandas has alleged “significant shortcomings” in Canada’s approach to respecting the rights of persons with disabilities, criticizing the need for “lengthy and onerous” legal procedures to challenge discrimination and pointing to “living independently in the community” as a human right.
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