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US Ends Funding for UNRWA
September 05, 2018
The Washington Post reports that the US government has halted funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), established to fund institutions and programs supporting Palestinian refugees, to place pressure on other countries to fund UNRWA and reduce the number of people the agency recognizes as refugees.
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UN Official Pushes Europe-wide Approach to Migrant Treatment
September 05, 2018
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has called for the EU to develop “a collaborative and reliable European approach” toward the treatment of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea who are attempting to reach the continent from Africa.
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US Cuts Funding for UN Human Rights Office
September 05, 2018
AP reports that, following the US’s withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, US National Security Adviser John Bolton has announced that the US will cut funding for the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, signaling continued US pressure on the UN human-rights apparatus to reform and implement US priorities.
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NGOs, Academics Push for UN Ban on Autonomous Weapons
September 04, 2018
The Express reports that academics and activist organizations are pushing countries to work through the UN to prohibit the development and use of “fully autonomous weapons” systems by countries including the US, Israel, the UK, China, and Russia.
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UN Agent Seeks Submissions on Poverty in UK
August 31, 2018
The Guardian reports that, following a broadly critical report on US politics relating to taxes and welfare, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston has issued a call for information on “the most significant human rights violations experienced by people living in poverty and extreme poverty” in the UK, particularly focusing on policies of “austerity.”
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