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UN Head Praises US President for Climate Measures
August 05, 2015
The office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised US President Barack Obama for his "visionary leadership" in seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through measures that have produced controversy by sidestepping congressional approval.
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UN Agency Analyzes "Big Data" from Smartphones
August 05, 2015
The UN Environment Programme ("UNEP") has announced the launch of a resource center called UNEP Live that will, among other things, analyze "big data" gathered from smartphones with satellite data to support government efforts to combat global warming and reduce air pollution.
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OSCE Official Seeks End to German Treason Investigation
August 05, 2015
Dunja Mijatovic of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") recently argued that Germany's announcement of a treason investigation of web journalists for reporting on the country's online surveillance techniques could have a "chilling effect" on investigative reporting and called for a halt to the investigation.
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Bolton: Iran Deal Undermines UNSC Veto
August 05, 2015
Former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton writes that the Iran nuclear deal subtly undermines the principle of the UN Security Council ("UNSC") veto, available to permanent members to block resolutions, by permitting a "snapback" in sanctions without a vote by the UNSC.
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Activist Calls for Powerful UN System
August 05, 2015
Author and activist Tad Daley praises a report from the nongovernmental Commission on Global Security, Justice, and Governance for seeking to "reinvent" the UN system, but calls for further action to eliminate the veto on the use of UN Security Council power, to build a more popularly representative UN assembly, and to create a UN military force.
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