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Academic Seeks Use of Development Goals in Global Governance
December 10, 2014
In a recent article, Professor Thomas Biersteker explains how the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals can best achieve global governance.
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UN Agent Criticizes British Migration Policy
December 10, 2014
UN Special Rapporteur for migrant rights François Crépeau has condemned the U.K.'s policy to reduce participation in Mediterranean search and rescue missions in order to disincentivize dangerous sea crossings and has generally criticized policies advanced by the U.K. Independence Party as "not cool."
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UN Warns of Gap in "Climate Fund"
December 10, 2014
The UN Environment Programme has called for hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding for "climate change adaptation measures" in developing countries.
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UN Rapporteurs Criticize U.S. Police Practices
December 10, 2014
A group of UN Special Rapporteurs has expressed alarm over "legitimate concerns" within the African-American community regarding recent killings by police officers in the U.S., and has called for a review of all laws in the country that could have a discriminatory impact on African Americans.
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UN Agent Calls on World Bank to Push Human Rights Agenda
December 03, 2014
In a recent op-ed, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston chastised the World Bank for failing to politicize its approach to development by promoting the UN's economic, social, and cultural rights agenda.