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UN Agent: Sovereign Debt Principles Are Legally Binding
September 16, 2015
The UN Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and human rights Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky argues that a recently adopted UN General Assembly resolution attempting to grant "rights" to debtor countries to restructure their obligations represents customary law and general principles of international law and is therefore legally binding.
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Activist Calls for Link Between SDGs and UN Climate Deal
September 16, 2015
Human rights activist and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson has called on countries to agree to a strong climate change accord at negotiations in Paris in December in order to avoid "undermining" the UN's proposed Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), set to be adopted later this month.
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NGO Pushes Integration of Human Rights in UN Climate Talks
September 15, 2015
Executive Director of the Universal Rights Group Marc Limon has published an article on a website run by the World Economic Forum calling for countries to integrate the global human rights agenda in their negotiations over an agreement on countering climate change to be discussed at a UN conference in Paris in December.
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Employees: UN Faces No Accountability for Abuse
September 15, 2015
The Guardian reports that current and former UN employees have criticized the international organization for its negative treatment of whistleblowers, sparking calls for the UN to create an independent "public accountability mechanism" overseen by member countries that would monitor reported abuse.
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UNGA Vote Promotes Sovereign Debtor Rights
September 14, 2015
The UN General Assembly ("UNGA") has adopted a set of principles, opposed by countries including the US, the UK, and Germany, recognizing a right of debtor countries to restructure their debts and seeking immunity, except in limited circumstances, for governments from domestic court decisions relating to sovereign debt repayment.
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