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UNESCO Pushes “Sexuality” Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
February 06, 2019
A press release from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) illustrates the agency’s expansive efforts to introduce comprehensive sexuality education into the curricula of schools in sub-Saharan Africa.
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UNFCCC Hosts “Technical Dialogues” on Paris Climate Pledges
February 06, 2019
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) shows how it will use “technical dialogues” with countries in 2019 and 2020 to persuade countries to comply with their pledges from the UN’s Paris climate accord and develop long-term strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
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IMF Seeks More Tax Collection to Achieve SDGs
February 06, 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlights its recent staff study indicating that developing countries must increase their tax intake to help close the gap in financing needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Treaty Body Opposes Rejection of Anti-Torture Mechanism
February 06, 2019
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture has warned the Governor of São Paulo, Brazil, that his recent veto of legislation to establish an anti-torture mechanism places his state in violation of its international human rights treaty obligations and has called on the state legislature to reverse the veto.
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UN Agent Calls for “Decisive Action” to Counter Israeli Settlements
February 06, 2019
The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights issues Michael Lynk has called for “decisive action” and a “resolute imposition of consequences” by the international community to counter an increase in the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.