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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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Outgoing UN Official: UNSC Structure Could Destroy UN
August 31, 2018
In a statement to reporters, outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein warned that members of the UN Security Council with veto power are "running too much of the business" and could cause the entire international organization to fold.
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OSCE Promotes “Gender-Sensitive” Education in Moldova
August 31, 2018
Highlighting the continued extension of the organization’s focus to encompass a broad range of human rights and environmental policies, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently hosted a meeting for Moldovan vocational teachers aiming to help them produce “a gender-sensitive educational environmental.”
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China Files WTO Complaint Against US Import Duties
August 31, 2018
The Chinese government has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the US’s recently announced duties on the importation of Chinese goods, giving the global trade governance institution authority over resolving the dispute currently under negotiation between the two countries.
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