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UN Members Adopt Global Migration Accord
December 12, 2018
Politico reports that national leaders at a UN conference in Morocco have agreed to a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, without the support of the US, Australia, and several European countries with reservations regarding language many leaders believed interferes with national migration policies.
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OECD Report Calls for Focus on “Sustainability” in Development Programs
December 12, 2018
The OECD Development Centre recently published a report calling on countries to include in their national development programs a “multidimensional” focus on economic, social, and environmental well-being aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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NGO: UN Climate Talks Involve “Life and Death Decisions”
December 12, 2018
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam recently published a preview of the ongoing UN climate talks in Poland referring to the “life and death decisions” to be made at the summit to prevent a “truly terrifying” “global humanitarian catastrophe” that will impoverish and kill people across the globe.
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UN Watchdog Reports on Millions in Misspent Funds
December 10, 2018
The Associated Press reports that the UN’s internal watchdog found millions of dollars in UN funds misspent on the South Sudanese refugee crisis, including hundreds of thousands spent on a parking lot in Uganda and over ten million spent to recount refugees.
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UNESCO Pushes Countries on Inclusion of Migrant Children in Education
December 10, 2018
In a November report, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warns countries, including Australia and some EU member states, that they must do more to include migrants and refugees in their national education systems, finding that “immigrant children” in many of these countries “are not given a fair chance to succeed.”
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