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Chinese Body Joins WEF Environment Initiative
February 23, 2017
As part of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) global Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy, WEF and an advisory body to the Chinese government have signed a memorandum of understanding on promoting the "circular economy" and resource efficiency in China with the aim of fulfilling the global "sustainable development" agenda.
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Analysis Takes on Criticism of Mexico City Policy
February 23, 2017
Stefano Gennarini of C-Fam writes that the criticism by UN officials and activists of the human rights effects of the Trump Administration's withdrawal of abortion funding from foreign countries under the "Mexico City Policy" belies the fact that there is no binding provision of a UN treaty recognizing a right to abortion or to public provision of family planning methods.
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UN Agents Seek Global Governance for "Social Justice"
February 22, 2017
Two UN human rights mandate holders have called for the recognition of a broad array of nontraditional human rights to allow people to access "social justice" and pushed for a "monitoring or corrective procedure with universal jurisdiction" to take on global threats to these economic and social rights.
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Haass Calls for Global Internet "Regime"
February 21, 2017
President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass writes in favor of the development of an international "regime," made up of a "single, integrated linked system," to police the internet and discourage harmful behavior by both public and private actors in cyberspace.
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Kahler Warns of "Fracturing" of Global Governance
February 21, 2017
In a recent paper, Miles Kahler of the Council on Foreign Relations explores the increasing relevance of regional organizations in global governance and calls for a more effective "division of labor" between global and regional organizations to prevent a "fragmented global order" and encourage what he perceives to be the benefits of global institutions.
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