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UN Warns of Disastrous Global Warming Health Effects
June 27, 2016
Citing increased risks of droughts, floods, heat waves, and disease, a report from the UN Environment Programme and the UN Economic Commission for Europe identifies climate change as one of the most important threats to human health in the "pan-European region."
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OSCE Presents Standards on Defamation of Foreign Leaders
June 27, 2016
Arguing that such laws have a chilling effect on freedom of expression and of the press, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović has called on countries to repeal laws criminalizing media "defamation" of foreign leaders.
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OSCE Official Criticizes Russian News Aggregator Law
June 27, 2016
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović has criticized Russian legislation imposing an administrative penalty on online news aggregators that fail to verify the content they distribute.
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Honduras Uses UN System to Meet Climate Targets
June 23, 2016
A press release from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change surveys the record of Honduras in using the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism, which provides "credits" for greenhouse gas emissions-reducing projects and pushes countries to report progress in their emissions reductions.
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OSCE Official Sets out Standards on Accreditation
June 23, 2016
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović has published global standards on the accreditation of journalists that call on governments not to use accreditation as a precondition for entry into a country.
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