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UN Rights Chief Criticizes Trump’s Media, Minority Rhetoric
August 15, 2018
The Guardian reports that outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has characterized US President Donald Trump’s attacks on media outlets as “very close to incitement to violence” and his rhetoric regarding minorities as reminiscent of language used to stir up racial hatred in 1930s Germany.
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UN Chief Seeks “Safe Spaces” for Youth Expression
August 15, 2018
Marking International Youth Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the creation of “safe spaces” for young people in both the physical and digital worlds guaranteeing their “security and dignity” while expressing their views.
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UNESCO Contributes to “Intercultural Education” Proposals
August 15, 2018
Representatives from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have helped craft a set of proposals for Latin American and Caribbean countries on how to provide for “intercultural education” through a “comprehensive and human rights approach” focused on incorporating indigenous themes in education systems.
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UNEP Division Pushes Standards for National Environmental Laws
August 15, 2018
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Law Division has published a “Report of Achievements” reviewing its advocacy among officials and lawmakers in UN member states throughout 2017 for environmental laws, treaties, and rights recognition that comply with the UN’s environmental agenda.
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UN, GEF Maintain Pressure for Environmental Agenda
August 15, 2018
A recent publication from the UN Environment Programme explains how the agency partners with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a financing mechanism aimed at funding the UN’s environmental agenda, on projects around the world pushing countries to adopt and implement global standards to prevent the “degradation of the planet.”
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