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OECD: Tax Economic Growth to Support Sustainability
April 19, 2018
In the body's annual Going for Growth report, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) calls on national governments to use tax proceeds from the "global upswing" in the economy to "implement comprehensive structural reform programmes to sustain stronger, greener and more inclusive growth," including through social protection schemes.
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OECD Sets out Global Guide for Migrant Education
April 19, 2018
A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) calls on governments to devote more resources to ensuring the educational achievement of children with migrant backgrounds and bolstering teachers' roles in dealing with increasing multicultural classrooms.
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UN Council Faces Criticism over Leadership Selections
April 18, 2018
Patrick Goodenough highlights the ongoing, controversial practice of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to hand out committee positions to regimes accused of wide-ranging human rights violations, including its recent decision to give Saudi Arabia a seat on the executive board of UN Women.
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OECD Calls on South Korea to Improve "Safety Net"
April 18, 2018
An Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report calling on South Korean authorities to bolster social safety nets for the country's workers highlights the broad focus of the OECD on redistributive government policies to speed economic development.
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CEDAW Demands "Gender Responsive" Climate Policies
April 18, 2018
A report from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) calls on national governments and others to fulfill the global economic, social, and cultural rights agenda by ensuring that measures addressing the impacts of global warming are "gender responsive" and promoting the involvement of women in the formulation of climate policies.
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