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Experts: ICC Retreat from US Case Raises Red Flags
April 29, 2019
Brett Schaefer and Cully Stimson of the Heritage Foundation explain how the decision of a chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) not to pursue investigations of US service members for conduct in Afghanistan is a short-term vindication of US pressure on the ICC but “does not resolve the fundamental conflict” with the institution.
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UNICEF Warns of Climate Impacts on Bangladeshi Children
April 29, 2019
Showing the expanding focus of UN agencies on the impacts of climate change, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has published a report seeking “urgent action” to protect children in Bangladesh from the catastrophic results of global warming and warning of an increasing number of “climate migrants” in the country.
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UN Observers Point to Right to Social “Safety Nets”
April 29, 2019
Expressing alarm regarding the impacts of the country’s tightening monetary policy on economic, social, and cultural “rights,” a group of UN human rights mandate holders has called on the government of Zimbabwe to perform “human rights impact assessments” of any future economic reforms, in line with international standards.
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WEF Seeks “Operating System” Upgrade in Global Governance
April 26, 2019
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published a white paper calling for governments around the world to confront the challenges of what it calls “Globalization 4.0” by launching a new global governance architecture that moves past the current UN and Bretton Woods system in encouraging intergovernmental cooperation.
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UN Observer Criticizes Brazilian Commemoration Plans
April 26, 2019
UN human rights mandate holder Fabián Salvioli has called on the Brazilian government not to proceed with plans to commemorate the anniversary of a military coup in 1964, raising questions regarding the UN human rights apparatus’s proper role in opining on domestic political considerations.
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