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UN Chief Urges Lawmakers to Bolster SDG Effort
March 04, 2019
In remarks to lawmakers from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for legislative action across the globe to achieve the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental targets contained in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UNESCO SDG Steering Committee Pushes for Education Targets
March 04, 2019
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently showcased its promotion of targets in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on education with a meeting of its SDG-E2030 Regional Steering Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean to bolster regional cooperation on “equity and inclusion” in education systems.
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UNFCCC Contributes to Caribbean Climate “Hub”
March 04, 2019
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has partnered on launching a Caribbean Measurement, Reporting and Verification Hub to push governments in the region to share information about their efforts to comply with their pledges under the UN’s Paris climate accord.
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Supermarket Works with Oxfam on “Due Diligence” Policy
March 04, 2019
A press release from Oxfam’s Dutch arm applauds, with some reservations, Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn for working with the activist organization to form a “human rights and due diligence policy” recognizing that the company is “part of the problem” in not ensuring an appropriate income and conditions for workers in its supply chain.
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Denmark, Australia Criticize UNHRC on Anti-Israel Agenda
March 01, 2019
The Jerusalem Post reports that diplomats of Denmark and Australia recently called on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to eliminate the body’s standing agenda item through which it issues an annual condemnation of alleged Israeli human rights violations, warning the item “undermines the credibility of this council.”
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