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UN Committee Supports Nuclear Weapons Ban
November 01, 2016
The New York Times reports that, over the objection of nuclear-armed powers, the UN General Assembly's disarmament and international security committee has adopted a resolution, which will now go to the full General Assembly, seeking negotiation of a "legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination."
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Indian President Lauds Global Governance System
November 01, 2016
In recent remarks in New Delhi, President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee argued that the need for mechanisms of global governance extends beyond global security issues to include systems addressing poverty, health, and "exploitation" of natural resources.
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UN Conference Results in "New Urban Agenda"
November 01, 2016
The UN "Habitat III" Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development produced a document called the New Urban Agenda under which participating governments committed to advancing the UN's social and environmental agenda in cities around the world, including through renewable energy, "greener" public transport, migrant rights, and "an end to discrimination."
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UN Observer Criticizes US for UN Cholera Silence
November 01, 2016
In a report to the UN General Assembly, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, blamed the US government for playing a role in the UN Office of Legal Affairs' refusal to admit responsibility for peacekeepers' introduction of cholera in Haiti in 2010.
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UN Agent Stresses Action on "Right to Health" in SDGs
November 01, 2016
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pūras, has called on governments to adopt measures conducive to the human right to health, including by establishing systems of universal health coverage, as part of their implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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