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Ban Calls for Strengthened UN Mandate on "Transnational" Issues
February 25, 2015
Emphasizing that the UN Charter is a "living document," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for global cooperation on "transnational" issues including public health and climate change and has argued that UN pressure on countries' human rights issues has strengthened their sovereignty.
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India Organizes Global Renewable Energy Federation
February 25, 2015
Indian Union Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that his government will seek to form a federation of 50 "solar power-rich" countries that will cooperate with international organizations to pressure countries around the world to invest in solar energy.
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Mariaschin Criticizes UN's Heavy Focus on Israel
February 25, 2015
Daniel Mariaschin of B'nai B'rith International writes that the disproportionate focus of the UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Council on Israel "marginalizes the United Nations as a reliable venue for conflict resolution" and is evidence of a "failed system."
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HRW Criticizes World Bank Involvement in Ethiopia Project
February 25, 2015
Human Rights Watch ("HRW") has criticized the World Bank for what it deems to be an insufficient response to an internal investigation finding that a development project of the bank in Ethiopia resulted in the forced relocation of villagers.
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UN Event Emphasizes Global Warming-Human Rights Link
February 19, 2015
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Mary Robinson Foundation recently hosted a "Climate Justice Dialogue" in which participants discussed how to push action countering global warming by emphasizing its effects on economic, social, and cultural rights.
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