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UN Body Develops Binding Convention on Marine Biodiversity
July 24, 2019
Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations writes that the draft text of a legally binding UN convention on marine biodiversity is key in the effort to advance global governance of the oceans, including by requiring states to perform environmental impact assessments before engaging in activities that could affect ocean life.
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ILO Warns of Climate Change Impacts on Productivity
July 24, 2019
Showing the system-wide promotion of action against climate change among UN entities, the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) has published a report warning that heat stress caused by global warming will have catastrophic economic impacts worldwide due to decreased productivity.
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UN Body Calls on Legislators to Advance Gender Equality
July 24, 2019
The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women has published a “call to action” pushing lawmakers around the world to “become key drivers of gender equality” by removing “the systematic barriers that hold women back from equal participation in all areas of life.”
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Indigenous Working Group Charts Action Plan in UN Climate Talks
July 23, 2019
The Facilitative Working Group of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform recently held its first meeting in Bonn, Germany, to create a two-year work plan on advancing indigenous people’s interests in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change process.
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OSCE Dialogue Focuses on Environmental Cooperation
July 23, 2019
Demonstrating the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) increasing embrace of an environmental element in security policy, the OSCE recently hosted a discussion among governments on how economic and environmental cooperation can be a key driver in conflict prevention.
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