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UNESCO Launches Sexuality Education Campaign
December 17, 2018
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a global campaign promoting comprehensive sexuality education as a vehicle for educators to teach young people about “puberty, love, sex and relationships” and how “to make healthier life decisions.”
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WTO, UN Chiefs Discuss Contributions to SDGs
December 17, 2018
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and UN Secretary-General António Guterres recently met at UN headquarters to discuss, among other items, how the WTO can contribute through trade policy to the achievement of the comprehensive social and environmental targets in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Article: UN Migration Pact Violates National Sovereignty
December 14, 2018
Hans von Spakovsky and Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation assert that the Trump Administration is justified in refusing to support the recently signed UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration because it would purport to limit the government’s constitutional authority to control immigration policy.
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Conflict over UN Migration Accord Brings down Belgian Government
December 14, 2018
Politico reports that a conflict over the UN’s recently agreed migration compact has broken apart Belgium’s governing coalition and forced the Prime Minister to set up a minority government, as part of broader controversy in Europe and elsewhere regarding whether the pact recognizes a general right to migrate.
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Hamas Celebrates Failure of UN Vote Condemning Anti-Israel Violence
December 14, 2018
The Jerusalem Post reports that Hamas has characterized a UN General Assembly vote failing to condemn the Islamist extremist group for committing and inciting violence against Israel as a “slap in the face of America” and a “victory for the Palestinian resistance.”
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