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OSCE Highlights Points of "Weakness" in US Election
November 29, 2016
While they credited the recent US elections as largely "well-run," OSCE monitors criticized "intolerant discourse" during the campaign, called voter identification laws "unnecessary obstacles for voters," claimed a lack of nationwide voting standards as a "weakness," and warned of voting restrictions for convicted felons and residents of certain jurisdictions.
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World Bank Scales up MENA Climate Finance
November 29, 2016
The World Bank has announced the launch of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Climate Action Plan, under which it will seek to double its financing of "climate action" over the next four years by supporting projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support adaptability to global warming impacts in the MENA region.
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California Joins Climate-Friendly Urban Planning Initiative
November 28, 2016
The World Bank has announced that the State of California has agreed to partner with the Bank's "Global Platform for Sustainable Cities" to promote "sustainable" urban planning in China and other countries to help these countries meet their commitments under the UN climate deal that entered into force earlier this month.
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Global Entities Seek Increased Climate Finance for Islands
November 28, 2016
The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the World Bank, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development have published a report pushing for a more coordinated global system of development finance for island countries to counter the future catastrophic impacts of climate change.
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UN Agents Criticize Result of California Murder Trial
November 28, 2016
A group of UN human rights mandate holders have called on California Governor Jerry Brown to halt the execution of a man convicted of murder due to what they characterize as reports of a flawed trial that violated the man's right to due process, asserting that carrying out the execution would be a "flagrant contravention of the United States’ national and international obligations."
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