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UN Agent Criticizes EU, Italian Migrant Policy
August 24, 2017
UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard has called on the Italian government and the EU to fulfill international human rights obligations to rescue migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean Sea and prevent their return to "appalling" conditions in Africa.
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UN Agent Criticizes Venezuela Sanctions
August 24, 2017
UN Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy has criticized the use of unilateral economic sanctions against the country of Venezuela during its political crisis, saying that such measures violate the "economic, social, and cultural rights" of Venezuelans and require the approval of the UN Security Council.
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UN Chief Launches Plan for Internal Reforms
August 24, 2017
George Russell writes that the Trump Administration has so far been successful in spurring UN Secretary-General António Guterres to develop significant reforms of the UN system to address criticisms of inefficiency, ineffectiveness, and irrelevance.
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UNESCO Develops Ethical Climate Change Principles
August 24, 2017
An Ad Hoc Expert Group of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has prepared the preliminary text of a proposed agreement of principles guiding member states and other actors on their ethical responsibilities to implement the global agenda on combating climate change.
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Tech Experts Urge UN to Regulate AI Weaponry
August 24, 2017
Several major technology leaders and experts have signed an open letter to the UN urging the organization to limit the development of weapons that employ artificial intelligence (AI), warning the technology could open a “Pandora’s box” of violence and instability.
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