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UN Coordinator Criticizes Israeli Import Restrictions
July 31, 2018
Adding to a chorus of UN criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for the “occupied Palestinian territory” Jamie McGoldrick warned that Israeli restrictions on supplies moving across the border of the Gaza Strip threatened to “trigger a dramatic deterioration in an already fragile situation.”
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UN Officials Warn of Insufficient Progress on SDGs
July 31, 2018
Speaking at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, at which UN members gather to present their efforts to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN officials warned that progress on the comprehensive goals is currently insufficient to achieve them by the target year 2030.
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Iran Files ICJ Complaint on Renewal of US Sanctions
July 31, 2018
The Iranian regime has filed proceedings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) claiming the US violated its treaty obligations by reinstituting sanctions against Iran related to the country’s nuclear program, calling on the ICJ to rule that the US must terminate the sanctions and pay compensation related to the damages they caused.
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UNESCO Plans Future of “Sustainability” Education
July 30, 2018
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hosted a summit in Thailand to prepare its new Education for Sustainable Development program, planning to integrate the initiative for inserting lessons on “sustainability” into school curricula into broader efforts toward fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Switzerland Initiates WTO Complaint on US Tariffs
July 30, 2018
The Swiss government has initiated a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) calling for dispute consultations to resolve the US imposition of duties on certain steel and aluminum products as violating the WTO’s General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
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