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UN Agent: Israel Is Violating Health Rights of Palestinians
April 23, 2018
UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk has issued a report blaming Israel for a "profound breach of its responsibility" to provide for a right to health in "occupied" Palestinian territories and pointing to the impact of Israel's presence in these territories on the mental health of Palestinians as evidence that Israel must withdraw its forces from these areas.
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UN Launches Global Network of Judges
April 20, 2018
The UN launched an initiative to connect members of the judiciary worldwide to "strengthen judicial cooperation between courts and tribunals from different legal and cultural traditions" and learn to guard against corruption and incursions on judicial independence.
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China Initiates WTO Dispute over US Tariffs
April 20, 2018
China recently requested World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute consultations over US tariffs on steel and aluminum, charging that these tariffs are inconsistent with provisions of the WTO instruments.
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UNFPA Laments Second Year of US Defunding
April 20, 2018
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has issued a statement expressing regret that the US has, for the second straight year under the Trump Administration, decided to withhold funds from UNFPA over the organization's alleged advocacy of "family planning" techniques that include abortion.
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UN Body Faces Criticism for NGO Treatment
April 20, 2018
Observing that the UN's Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations is currently a "rogues gallery of human rights violators," Louis Charbonneau of Human Rights Watch criticizes the Committee's attempts to freeze out independent civil society scrutiny of UN decisions and calls for governments of free countries to seek seats on the controversial body.
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