Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg also posted about the bans explaining the company has taken steps in the past two years to help
prevent nation states from interfering in foreign elections.
In a Facebook post discussing the move, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that since discovering the Russian interference, the company had «improved our techniques to
prevent nation states from interfering in foreign elections, and we've built more advanced AI tools to remove fake accounts more generally.»
When asked about the platform's ability to
prevent nation states from flooding feeds with propaganda and disinformation, Zuckerberg tried to explain that the entire idea Facebook could be gamed like that had just caught him really off guard:
Not exact matches
UNITED
NATIONS / TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters)- The United States threatened unilateral action against Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a western bid for the United Nations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi
NATIONS / TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters)- The United
States threatened unilateral action against Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a western bid for the United
Nations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi
Nations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to
prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi group.
Beginning after World War II, the United
States gradually reduced its import taxes and pushed other
nations to do the same, seeking not only to promote increased trade but to
prevent conflict.
The United
Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide describes genocide as «a crime under international law» which signatories, including the United
States, should «
prevent and to punish.»
As he put it: «Wrong as we think slavery is, we can yet afford to let it alone where it is, because that much is due to the necessity arising from its actual presence in the
nation; but can we, while our votes will
prevent it, allow it to spread into the national territories, and to overrun us here in these free
states?
The political and economic system created by the United
States and its allies after World War II — a system built around common defense measures and free trade — rescued Europe from the self - inflicted catastrophe of 1914 - 1945,
prevented nuclear war, preserved the peace until the collapse of the Soviet empire, and allowed once - captive
nations to reclaim their liberties.
He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for a human creature to become... In every improved and civilized society this is the
state into which the labouring poor, that is, the great body of the people must necessarily fall, unless government takes some pains to
prevent it» (The Wealth of
Nations Vol.
Should we seek a post-communist command economy to control technological development, to make the corporations subject to the
nation -
state, to
prevent globalization from disrupting local cultures, to stop, even to deconstruct all that presses toward cosmopolitan growth?
An upcoming Supreme Court decision could strike the law that
prevents most
states from legalizing sports betting, and that has some of the
nation's top athletes concerned.
I find this shocking, especially since we know that the maternal death rate has been rising in recent years — something that isn't happening in other countries» [9] Currently, according to the World Health Organization and several United
Nations agencies, the United States ranks behind no fewer than forty other nations in preventing maternal deaths (based upon an official but unreliable n
Nations agencies, the United
States ranks behind no fewer than forty other
nations in preventing maternal deaths (based upon an official but unreliable n
nations in
preventing maternal deaths (based upon an official but unreliable number).
However, the World Health Organization (WHO; 2007), the Joint United
Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS; 2007) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2008)
state that evidence indicates male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by men during penile - vaginal sex, but also
state that circumcision only provides partial protection and should not replace other interventions to
prevent transmission of HIV.
That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United
Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on
states to take «all necessary measures» to
prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.
Not only will this groundbreaking partnership take new steps to
prevent illegal guns from crossing
state lines, but by forming the
nation's first Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium, we will be able to better inform policymakers nationwide on how to keep their communities safe.»
«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United
Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on
states to take «all necessary measures» to
prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»
Blind partisans like you will never admit that both sides are equally steeped in corruption and that
prevents all progress and all unity in both this
state and this
nation.
BUFFALO — New York
state is under another court order
preventing it from taxing cigarettes sold by Seneca Indian
Nation retailers to the general public at reservation stores.
The work should begin «by identifying the most pressing research questions with the greatest potential public health impact, and by assessing existing public health interventions being implemented across the
Nation to
prevent gun violence,» the president's memo
states.
Officially, the
stated goal of COP15, according to United
Nations organizers, is «to stabilize the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a level that
prevents dangerous man - made climate changes.»
The world government would also work as mediator in international conflicts and build consensus among all
nation states, to make every national
state respects the rights of its citizens, and seek to
prevent the spread of global systemic risks.
In the paradigm of International Development, what should be the role of
States, African Union and United
Nations to
prevent violence and injustice?
The International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust was established by the United
Nations» General Assembly in 2005 (Resolution 60/7) to «urge Member
States to develop educational programmes to instill the memory of the tragedy in future generations to
prevent genocide from occurring again.»
The fact that teachers, by joining together with one another, have achieved some power in the political process helps to explain why the United
States is in roughly the top third of OECD
nations on K - 12 spending, compared with the bottom eighth in
preventing childhood poverty.
WASHINGTON — In a statement to the railroad industry,
states, tech companies and Congress, the Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg today called for greater action to
prevent fatalities at the
nation's more than 200,000 railroad crossings.
This strong ethical and moral responsibility is derivable both from the universally accepted moral principles including the widely accepted golden rule which requires people to treat others as they wish to be treated, and international law including, but not limited to the «no harm» rule which is a widely recognized principle of customary international law whereby a
State is duty - bound to
prevent, reduce and control the risk of environmental harm to other
states and a rule agreed to by all
nations in the preamble to the UNFCCC, the «polluter - pays principle» agreed to by almost all
nations in the 1992 Rio Declaration, human rights law which requires
nations to assure that their citizens enjoy human rights, and many other legal theories including tort law.
This question is designed to expose the ethical duty of the United
States and other high - emitting
nations under international law to
prevent its citizens from engaging in activities which cause climate change damages as a matter international law without regard to what other
nations do.
Should a developed
nation such as the United
States which has much higher historical and per capita emissions than other
nations be able to justify its refusal to reduce its ghg emissions to its fair share of safe global emissions on the basis of scientific uncertainty, given that if the mainstream science is correct, the world is rapidly running out of time to
prevent warming above 2 degrees C, a temperature limit which if exceeded may cause rapid, non-linear climate change.
One of the reasons the world is now running out of time to
prevent dangerous climate change is because fossil fuel companies and their allies in the US Congress has
prevented the United
States from taking serious action on climate change since 1992 when the George H. W Bush administration agreed in the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that the United
States should adopt policies and measures to
prevent dangerous anthropocentric interference on climate change on the basis of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities.
Are you aware that all
nations have a duty under customary international law to
prevent harm by ensuring that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other
States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction?
And so President Obama admitted that: (a) climate change is a civilization challenging problem with dire potential consequences for
nations and vulnerable people around the world, (b) the world is running out of time to
prevent catastrophic warming, and, (c) the United
States has responsibility for causing the problem.
This strong ethical and moral responsibility is derivable both from the universally accepted moral principles including the widely accepted golden rule which requires people to treat others as they wish to be treated, and international law including, but not limited to: (a) the «no harm» rule which is a widely recognized principle of customary international law whereby a
State is duty - bound to
prevent, reduce and control the risk of environmental harm to other
states, and a rule agreed to by all
nations in the preamble to the UNFCCC, (b) the «polluter - pays principle» agreed to by almost all
nations in the 1992 Rio Declaration, (c) human rights law which requires
nations to assure that their citizens enjoy human rights, and (d) many other legal theories including tort law.
Nations should reassert the world's commitment — first
stated in the 1992 Framework Convention — to «
prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system,» as well as the agreement in the 2009 Copenhagen Accord to limit the increase in global temperatures to 2 degrees C.
This responsibility was expressly agreed to by the United
States when it ratified the United
Nations Convention on Climate Change which contains the following acknowledgment of the US governments responsibility to
prevent harm to those outside the United
States in the convention's Preamble:
The overarching justification for most climate change policies today derives from a political interpretation of Principle 15 (now called the Precautionary Principle) of the United
Nations Rio Declaration of 1992, which
states: «Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to
prevent environmental degradation.»
Some
nations including the United
States have selected baseline years such as 2005 which represents the year of its peak emissions, 13 years after the United
States agreed in the 1992 UNFCCC to adopt policies and measures to
prevent dangerous climate change that would return ghg emissions to levels that existed before 1992 by 2000.
The 1992 United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
states as an objective the ``... stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would
prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.»
Globally, at the United
Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris, 195 countries — including the United
States, at the time — agreed to pollution - cutting provisions with a goal of
preventing the average global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times.
Companies based in EU
nation states may be able to rely on their registered and unregistered rights in the EU to
prevent Chinese manufacturers selling or importing into Europe.
Last week, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Ktunaxa
Nation v British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations), 2017 SCC 54, which held among other things that the guarantee of religious freedom under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not
prevent the
state from interfering with the object of one's worship.
Stated differently, NAFTA currently contains a mechanism that favors one party (foreign investors) in a way that
prevents signatory
nations from enacting and enforcing laws approved of by democratically elected representatives.
Last, the study notes the need to
prevent the illicit use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to get around economic sanctions imposed by the United
States or other
nations.
The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples con
Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by
States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus
preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with
States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among
nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples con
nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between
States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and
States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United
Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples con
Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the
State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging
States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,
The ICERD makes clear that the obligations of
nation -
states that are parties to the ICERD to
prevent racial discrimination extend to all organs of government within the
state.
In November 2016, voters in Missouri approved a ballot measure to ban the
state or local governments from expanding sales taxes on services not already taxed, effectively becoming the first
state in the
nation to
prevent additional sales taxes on real estate services.