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Lawyer: Rights Obligations Underlie Climate Deal
August 10, 2017
Just prior to US President Donald Trump's move to withdraw the US from the UN's 2015 Paris climate deal, German lawyer and philosopher Felix Ekardt opined that, despite the nonbinding nature of the climate agreement, the President's move to withdraw would violate the country's human rights-based obligations to combat global warming.
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NGO: US Climate Deal Withdrawal Violates Rights
August 10, 2017
In the lead-up to US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the UN's 2015 Paris climate deal, Amnesty International published a press release asserting that the President's planned withdrawal would precipiate a "human rights catastrophe of epic proportions," violating global "rights to life, to health, food, water and housing."
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Academic: UNSC Faces Risks in Focus on Human Rights
August 10, 2017
Professor Ingrid Wuerth of Vanderbilt Law School writes that proponents, such as UN Secretary-General António Guterres, of more involvement of the UN Security Council in global "human rights" initiatives must recognize the potential risk that such a rights focus could politicize the UNSC's work on peace and security.
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UNESCO Hosts "Human Rights Education" Seminar
August 10, 2017
In May, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hosted a seminar in Geneva with representatives of governments, UN agencies, and nongovernmental organizations exploring how to advance UNESCO's agenda on including education on "human rights" and "global citizenship" in national curricula around the world.
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UN Report Blames Palestinian "Suffering" on Israeli Restrictions
August 10, 2017
According to a UN press release, a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs places a substantial share of the blame for "Palestinian suffering in the occupied territory" on "Israeli constraints on movement and economics."
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