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OHCHR Criticizes Israeli Court Ruling on Bedouin Homes
July 27, 2018
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has criticized a ruling of the Israeli High Court permitting the “discriminatory” destruction of unlicensed Palestinian Bedouin houses in the West Bank, calling the demolition plans a violation of international humanitarian law.
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UN Agent Conveys “Bleak” Picture of Palestinian Rights
July 27, 2018
Following recent meetings with nongovernmental organizations in Amman, Jordan, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory” Michael Lynk described the reports he received on the Palestinian human rights situation as “the bleakest picture yet” and called on Israel to restore Palestinians’ “most basic rights.”
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ILO Calls on States to Address “Global Care Crisis”
July 27, 2018
A report from the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) calls on national governments to play a larger role in addressing the imbalance between men and women in the unpaid “care economy” while also warning that current family and employment structures will soon produce a “severe and unsustainable global care crisis.”
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UN Negotiations Yield Draft Refugee Compact
July 27, 2018
UN member states and a variety of stakeholders, including nongovernmental organizations, have drafted a global compact for refugees, to be considered by the UN General Assembly later this year, that includes the creation of a Global Refugee Forum and “Support Platforms” for refugees.
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UN Committee Publishes Global Education Financing Strategy
July 26, 2018
The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) - Education 2030 Steering Committee has issued global recommendations emphasizing the status of education as a human right and calling for increased funding to public schools, with a focus on increasing public revenue to account for expanded education budgets.
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