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UN Hosts Global Festival for SDG Action
May 07, 2018
In March, the UN hosted in Bonn, Germany, a three-day Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development to facilitate discussions on the fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and issue awards for SDG Action to individuals and organizations helping to achieve the comprehensive social and environmental agenda.
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UN Chief Seeks "Sustainability" in African Trade Bloc
May 07, 2018
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has applauded the signing of a pan-African free trade agreement, comprising over 50 countries, and offered the UN's expertise in its implementation to ensure that it helps fulfill the international organization's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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UN Institute Issues Global Guidance on "Inclusive" Education
May 07, 2018
As part of the UN's work toward the comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics has issued global guidance for governments seeking to show them how to measure the "inclusivity" and "equity" of their education systems and how to determine whether they need to redistribute resources to help disadvantaged groups.
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NGOs Seek Mandatory "Due Diligence" in Luxembourg
May 07, 2018
A group of nongovernmental organizations in Luxembourg has called on lawmakers in the country to create a "due diligence" law that would require multinational companies based in Luxembourg to review and address the impacts of their operations, their subsidiaries, and their supply chains on human rights and the environment anywhere in the world.
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Rights Observers Call for "Equality Bodies" Across Europe
May 04, 2018
Representatives of the Council of Europe, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) issued a joint statement calling on European governments to strengthen the protection of individuals against racism through "effective and independent equality bodies" focused on preventing racism and "intolerance."