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OSCE Official Opposes Polish Law on Holocaust
February 15, 2018
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir has warned Poland that legislation criminalizing statements that the Polish nation was complicit in the Holocaust constitutes a disproportionate restriction of the freedom of expression, arguing that "history is a matter of independent academic research and of free discussion, not of judiciary decision."
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IMF Official Explains Embrace of Climate Agenda
February 15, 2018
In a recent interview, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Zhang Tao explained the extent to which the IMF has embraced the climate-change agenda in its decisions on global funding of development projects, justifying the focus by referring to the potential catastrophic impacts of climate change on the economy.
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NGOs Praise Climate Advocacy at UN Treaty Bodies
February 14, 2018
The Center for International Environmental Law and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights have published a "synthesis note" calling for the UN's human rights treaty bodies to play a more active role in pushing governments to focus on fulfilling the global climate change agenda as an element of their obligations under human rights law.
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World Bank Supports Kazakh Climate-Reporting Program
February 14, 2018
The World Bank's announcement of support for a new platform launched by the government of Kazakhstan to monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions shows how the global finance institution is embracing the international agenda on combating climate change as part of its efforts to spur development in poor countries.
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World Bank Commits to Urban Efforts to Stem Global Warming
February 14, 2018
In a recent press release, the World Bank describes its recent efforts, since the One Planet Summit hosted by the French government last year, to align its financing commitments for urban areas with the global agenda on climate change, including by ramping up support for the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities and the City Resilience Program.
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