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WEF Participants Call for Redistribution Measures
January 28, 2015
Participants on a recent World Economic Forum ("WEF") panel in Davos, Switzerland, including International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, called for energy subsidies and other government and business expenditures to be redirected to help reduce economic inequality.
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UN Solicits Government Plans to Cut Emissions
January 28, 2015
In preparation for a UN climate summit in Paris this year, the UN has called for countries to submit by the end of March 2015 their plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in order to counter global warming.
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Article Seeks Establishment of Arctic Development Bank
January 28, 2015
The Centre for International Governance Innovation ("CIGI") has published an article exploring the advantages of establishing an international development bank in the Arctic region that would promote projects aligned with the global "sustainability" agenda.
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UN Chief Pushes Human Rights Link to Development
January 23, 2015
As part of the UN's pressure for recognition of nontraditional economic, social, and cultural rights, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for countries to seek to advance such rights, such as a social security "safety net," in pursuing development strategies around the world.
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ICC Prosecutor Examines Israeli Conduct in Gaza Conflict
January 21, 2015
International Criminal Court ("ICC") Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced that she has opened a "preliminary examination" of the recent Gaza conflict to determine whether to open a full investigation of potential war crimes committed by Israel and other actors in the territory.