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euobserver.com·há 1 dia

EU still trying to water down UN tax convention, despite research pointing to billions in new revenue

As African and Latin American negotiators push for a radical tax overhaul that could unlock billions, EU diplomats in New York are quietly fighting to dilute key provisions.

theguardian.com·há 3 dias

Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN

Rebeca Grynspan seen as continuity candidate with tacit support from current secretary general, António GuterresA Costa Rican diplomat and former vice-president whose parents were refugees from the Ho

rss.nytimes.com·há 6 dias

Venezuela’s Response to Earthquakes Exposes Government’s Shortcomings

The government turned to the world to respond to twin quakes. But years of shrinking budgets and political repression weakened its ability to rescue countless people trapped in rubble.

theguardian.com·há 7 dias

El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year

UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurityAbout 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year b

theguardian.com·há 8 dias

UN experts urge Canada to protect Sikh activist amid credible threats to his life

Special rapporteurs say ‘transnational repression by Indian authorities’ has put Moninder Singh in dangerUN rights experts have urged Canada to take all feasible measures to protect the Sikh activist

theguardian.com·há 8 dias

We are US civil rights lawyers. Trump’s policies have driven us to seek justice internationally | Thomas Becker and Antonio Romanucci

On Tuesday, a human rights commission will hold an extraordinary hearing over the administration’s alleged attacks on protesters, journalists and othersWe are constitutional law, civil rights and huma

www.theguardian.com·há 10 dias

The Guardian view on global corporate tax: a $500bn prize that states must seize | Editorial

Donald Trump may reject the negotiations, but he cannot veto a global effort to make multinational companies answer to governmentsGovernments are told that public services must shrink because money is

apnews.com·há 12 dias

Pakistan's military rejects UN report alleging hundreds of civilian deaths in strikes on Afghanistan

Pakistan’s military has rejected as “baseless” a recent U.N. report that said Pakistani cross-border military operations killed nearly 500 civilians and wounded over 1,000 in neighboring Afghanistan b