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UN Plans Insertion of Rights Advisers in Sahel Force
December 20, 2017
AP reports that the UN is planning to insert into a military force fighting Islamic extremists in the Sahel region of Africa a set of advisers and monitors ensuring the force's respect for the global human rights agenda, as UN Assistant Secretary-General Andrew Gilmour told troop-contributing countries that the inclusion of such monitors would "unlock" funds for the deployment.
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UN Report Offers Solutions for "Pollution-Free Planet"
December 20, 2017
A recent report from UN Environment Programme Executive Director Erik Solheim warns of catastrophic health effects of pollution around the world and describes a comprehensive set of solutions to move toward a "pollution-free planet," ranging from high-level global cooperation to "resource efficiency and lifestyle changes."
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NGO Presses FIFA on Human Rights Report
December 20, 2017
A press release from Amnesty International uses a report of the recently established Human Rights Advisory Board of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), made up of representatives of international organizations, human rights groups, and labor unions, to push FIFA to take a hard line on human rights issues with future World Cup hosts Russia and Qatar.
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WHO Launches "Climate Proof" Health Project for Islands
December 19, 2017
At the recent UN climate summit in Bonn, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new initiative to help protect the health of people in a group of "Small Island Developing States" from the impacts of global warming, including by developing "climate proof" health systems in these countries.
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UNESCO Members Adopt Ethical Principles on Climate
December 19, 2017
At a recent session of the organization's General Conference, member states of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted a "Declaration of Ethical Principles in Relation to Climate Change" to reframe global policy responses to climate change as an issue of morality.
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