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UN Agency Blames Worsening Hunger on Climate Change
December 03, 2018
In September, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization published a report asserting that global warming has become one of the leading causes of increasing hunger around the world and calling for coordinated international action to stem the phenomenon’s ongoing catastrophic impacts.
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IMF Chief Discusses Role in Implementing SDGs
December 03, 2018
In a recent lecture in London, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde explains how the IMF plans to help implement the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through initiatives including efforts to reduce income inequality and curb global warming.
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UN Agent: Blockades Violate Human Rights
December 03, 2018
UN Special Rapporteur on the effect of sanctions on human rights Idriss Jazairy recently warned that blockades of countries and regions violate rights, as they represent a form of “collective punishment” of civilians, and cited Iran, Syria, Gaza, and potentially Venezuela as possible victim countries of such blockades.
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Schaefer: Bolton Is Justified in Rejecting ICC
December 03, 2018
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation defends the criticism US National Security Advisor John Bolton recently leveled at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as justified in light of the ICC’s lack of checks and balances and ambiguous jurisdiction and as consistent with policy from multiple US administrations.
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UN Works Toward Global Treaty on Marine Protection
November 30, 2018
Scientific American reports on efforts by the UN to extend its Convention on the Law of the Sea to provide global, legally binding protections for marine life from overfishing and to expand marine protected areas.
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