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EU Establishes Fund to Achieve SDGs
October 18, 2017
The Council of the EU has approved a new EU regulation establishing a European fund for sustainable development that will invest in projects in external countries near the EU that aim to fulfill the UN's comprehensive social and environmental targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Summit Explores Climate Financing for Non-state Actors
October 18, 2017
Leaders from non-state actors such as cities, regions, and civil society gathered at the Climate Chance Summit to discuss how to align public and private financing systems with the global climate agenda as set forth in the Paris agreement on climate change.
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OHCHR Develops Measurement Tools for Human Rights SDGs
October 18, 2017
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) held a consultation meeting with selected statistical institutes and human rights organizations to formulate ways to measure progress toward human rights targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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NGO Calls for International Drone Standards
October 18, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Amnesty International has called for the establishment of robust international standards for regulating the use of “armed or strike-enabled” drones with “strong implementation and verification mechanisms.”
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OSCE Trains Teachers on Gender Mainstreaming
October 17, 2017
As part of the regional security organization's promotion of "gender mainstreaming" in areas such as education, journalism, and lawmaking, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently hosted a seminar in Moldova training teachers from vocational schools how to implement "gender-sensitive teaching techniques" to further women's rights.