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Experts Issue Warning on Internet Transfer
June 23, 2016
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation and Paul Rosenzweig of Red Branch Consulting warn that the transfer of oversight over the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to a multistakeholder group including foreign governments may endanger internet autonomy and violate US law.
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Iran Files ICJ Claim on US Anti-Terror Measures
June 22, 2016
The UN's International Court of Justice has announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran has launched proceedings against the US for alleged violations of US treaty obligations by subjecting the assets of Iran and its entities to judicial proceedings due to Iran's support for international terrorism.
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UN Body: UK Religious Assemblies Violate Child Rights
June 21, 2016
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has found that the UK violates the human rights of children to “freedom of thought, conscience and religion” by requiring their attendance at Christian school assemblies.
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Heritage Paper: US Should Withdraw from UNFCCC
June 21, 2016
A Heritage Foundation paper argues that, to avoid the economic impacts of the UN's climate agenda, comply with federal law by withdrawing funding for an agency that recognizes Palestine as a member, and end the circumvention of the US Senate's treaty ratification authority, the US should withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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UN Launches Global Standards on School Meals
June 21, 2016
The UN's World Food Programme, the World Bank, and Imperial College London’s Partnership for Child Development have published guidance for countries on improving their national school feeding programs in line with global standards.
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