This publication was developed by Rachel Brett and covers the first year of existence of what was then the newest international human rights mechanism, the UN Human Right’s Council. It covers the period from 19 June 2006 to 18 June 2007. The report gives an overview of the Council’s first year of operation, and the differences between it and its predecessor – the UN Commission on Human Rights.
Plastic Money: Turning Off the Subsidies Tap – A Stocktake of Plastic Subsidies in the INC and Related International Frameworks
This QUNO paper, authored by international trade lawyer Amy Porges, presents a detailed factual stocktake of how subsidies to plastic production have been addressed throughout the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) process to develop an international...