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UN Agents Demand Restoration of Access to Water in Detroit
October 22, 2014
Two UN rapporteurs investigating whether the City of Detroit engaged in human rights violations in shutting off the water of customers who did not pay their bills have stated that the city must restore access to water in order to uphold these customers' "most basic human rights."
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UN Sustainability Report Calls for "Sexual and Reproductive Health" Rights
October 22, 2014
A report produced by UN Women calls on governments across the world to include women's "empowerment" and "sexual and reproductive health rights," often interpreted to include abortion, in their adoption of the UN sustainable development agenda.
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UN Meeting Leads to "Biodiversity" Funding Redistribution
October 22, 2014
As the UN ramps up its "sustainable development" agenda, the recent UN Convention on Biological Diversity has resulted in a commitment by developed countries to double the redistribution of funding to developing countries in support of efforts by these countries in support of "biodiversity."
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UN Fund Seeks Fresh Start to Global Warming Redistribution
October 22, 2014
Following a board meeting in Barbados, the UN's Green Climate Fund claims that it has solved its governance issues and is ready to redistribute money from the U.S. and U.K. to developing countries to support efforts to combat global warming.
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IMF Pushes Initiative on Natural Resources Revenue
October 22, 2014
The International Monetary Fund ("IMF") is cooperating with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative to pressure governments to expose data on the revenue they receive from companies in the extractive sector.