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Schaefer: Freedom at Stake in Internet Governance Shift
June 09, 2015
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation explains why the stakes are high for freedom of expression in recent negotiations over the potential transfer of oversight of the internet from private actors to a global governance body that could be influenced by authoritarian national governments.
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Patrick Calls on G-7 to Advance Global Governance
June 09, 2015
Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations recently called on the G-7 group of countries, meeting at Schloss Elmau in Germany, to push forward global governance in areas such as health, economic growth, and combating global warming.
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UNESCO Seeks Development Goals on Freedom of Expression
June 09, 2015
Highlighting the expansive scope of the UN's proposed Sustainable Development Goals and the lack of objective tools to measure their achievement, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has called for the goals to include promotion of the freedom of expression around the world.
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Sessions: TPP Deal May Advance Global Governance
June 08, 2015
US Senator Jeff Sessions has expressed concern that a "living agreement" provision in the Trans-Pacific Partnership ("TPP"), currently in negotiation between the US and Asian countries, would create a TPP Commission that advances global governance at the expense of US sovereignty.
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WHO Adopts Resolution on Climate and Health
June 08, 2015
With participating countries stressing the importance of countering climate change to health, the annual assembly of the UN's World Health Organization ("WHO") recently adopted a resolution calling on countries to pursue policies to reduce air pollution and promote the UN sustainability agenda.
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