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UN Agent Targets Israel over Detention Policies
August 07, 2017
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Palestinians in "occupied" territories, Michael Lynk, has warned Israel that its use of "administrative detention" violates international humanitarian and human rights law and that the government's force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike "could amount to torture."
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UN Office Hosts Regional Meeting on SDG Efforts
August 07, 2017
A meeting in May hosted by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific worked toward developing a "Regional Road Map for Implementing the 2030 Agenda," including by pushing government participants to cooperate on "sustainable energy," and toward establishing a "regional resource facility" on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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World Bank Launches Climate Forum for Finance Officials
August 07, 2017
In April, the World Bank held the first meeting of its Climate Action Peer Exchange, a forum in which international organizations and academics seek to persuade national finance ministers to adopt "climate-smart macroeconomic policies," such as imposing taxes on carbon emissions and eliminating fossil fuel subsidies, and to channel funding into climate-friendly projects.
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WEF Panel Pushes ASEAN Integration, Safety Nets
August 07, 2017
Speakers on a panel at a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Cambodia on the future of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called for a combination of regional economic integration and "social safety nets" to open up free trade while dealing with the negative impacts of globalization.
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UN Agents Demand Broad Policies for Transgender Minors
August 07, 2017
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a group of UN mandate holders issued a call for countries to protect the human rights of "trans and gender diverse" minors through such broad measures as creating "safe and affirming spaces," "depathologizing" such identities, and embracing "human diversity."
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