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UN Official Criticizes Australian Refugee Processing
May 18, 2018
Indrika Ratwatte of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees recently criticized Australian officials for the "extremely detrimental impact," particularly involving mental health issues, their detention program for migrants bound for Australia and placed in external processing centers on various Pacific Islands had on asylum seekers in the region.
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World Bank Explains Finance of Anti-Pollution Projects
May 18, 2018
The World Bank has published a brief explaining how it has provided billions of dollars in funding for "pollution management and environmental health totals," including projects aimed at "climate change mitigation," as part of the institution's growing focus on the environmental agenda in its development activities.
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World Bank Touts Focus on Biodiversity
May 18, 2018
A press release from the World Bank highlights the development institution's embrace of the global environmental agenda by explaining its extensive role in funding "biodiversity conservation and sustainable use" and its application of a "safeguards policy" requiring its managers to consider biodiversity in all investment projects.
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UN Committee Points to Racism as Cause of Gaza Deaths
May 16, 2018
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has issued a statement decrying the killing by Israeli forces of Palestinian "demonstrators" in Gaza, in the context of the 50-year "occupation" of Palestinian territory and a "rise of racist hate speech and incitement to racist violence against Palestinians" by Israeli government officials.
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World Bank Prioritizes "Social Safety Nets" in Combating Inequality
May 16, 2018
A recent report from the World Bank lauds "social safety nets," including cash transfer programs and social pensions, as important tools in limiting poverty and economic inequality and pushes for more cooperation with international development organizations to reduce "gaps" in these programs.
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