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Eldar: UNRWA Takes No Responsibility for Weapons at Shelters
May 07, 2015
Shlomi Eldar of Al-Monitor argues that a recent UN report on the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza in 2014 fails to hold the UN Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA") responsible for the storage of Palestinian weapons at UNRWA shelters during the conflict.
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Schaefer Proposes UN Reforms on Funding, Transparency
May 07, 2015
In recent U.S. Senate committee testimony, Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation called on Congress to place pressure on the UN to initiate reforms aimed at balancing funding across member countries and promoting transparency and accountability at the organization.
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EU Pushes for International Investment Court in TTIP
May 06, 2015
EurActiv reports that in their negotiations with the U.S. over the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ("TTIP"), EU officials are pushing for a move toward an "international investment court" with permanent judges that would resolve complaints from investors against governments.
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UN Committee: Australia Deportation Decision Violated Rights
April 30, 2015
The Guardian reports that the UN Human Rights Committee has declared Australia's decision to expel, on undisclosed national security grounds, a man who had lived in the country for 16 years but had not received permanent resident status contrary to international human rights law.
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UN Pursues Environmental Agenda in Development Efforts
April 29, 2015
Indicating the continued push by the UN and activists to include broadly worded environmental goals in their post-2015 development agenda, UN General Assembly President Sam Kahamba Kutesa has called for the organization's environmental agenda to be at the center of future development efforts.
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