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US States Grapple with Implementing UN Climate Deal
December 01, 2017
The New York Times reports that a group of US state governments calling themselves the US Climate Alliance is facing challenges in implementing the carbon emissions cuts required under the UN's Paris climate deal without the support of the Trump Administration, which has withdrawn from the agreement.
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UN, World Bank Agree to Ramp up Climate Finance
December 01, 2017
In September, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced a new Invest4Climate platform that would ramp up public and private financing for "transformational climate action in line with" the UN's Paris climate deal agreed in 2015.
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EU, UN Agency Cooperate on Food Waste
November 30, 2017
The European Commission and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization have signed a letter of intent to strengthen their cooperation on cracking down on food loss and waste and developing policies on antimicrobial resistance on farms to contribute to the fulfillment of environmental targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Agents Warn France on Counter-terror Plans
November 30, 2017
The Guardian reports that a September letter from UN human rights mandate holders warned the French government that its plan to exit its "state of emergency" while providing for stronger counter-terrorism measures could violate the country's international human rights obligations through a vague definition of "terrorism" and by encouraging religion-based discrimination.
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UN Chief Supports Global Pact on Environment
November 30, 2017
At an event on the margins of the annual leaders' summit at the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres offered his support for a French proposal seeking an "international legally binding document on the environment" that would consolidate national environmental laws into a single "pact."
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