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UN Chief Combats Trend Toward "National Sovereignty Agenda"
August 07, 2017
In a speech in London in May, the UN's new Secretary-General António Guterres spotlighted factors including ecological and economic inequality issues as drivers of global conflict and warned that the global human rights agenda is ceding ground to the "national sovereignty agenda."
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WHO Issues Global Guidance on Traffic Speed
August 04, 2017
In line with the UN agency's shift in focus from managing contagious diseases that cross national borders to giving guidance on an array of domestic policies, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report calling on governments to limit "excessive or inappropriate speed" on roadways to prevent traffic accidents and make cities more "liveable."
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UN Institute Launches Course on Sustainable Energy
August 04, 2017
As part of the international organization's work toward advancing education on its comprehensive "sustainable development" agenda, the UN Institute for Training and Research has announced its launch of an online course on how developing countries can use renewable energy to further global sustainability targets.
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UNESCO Supports Global Campaign on "Cyberbullying"
August 04, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is supporting a "global campaign to address cyberbullying," defined as "mean, unwanted or embarrassing text messages, emails, pictures or videos" or "more subtle forms such as exclusion," to supplement its current work toward achieving the education targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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UN Launches Policy Guidance Body for Wetlands
August 04, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently announced the establishment of a "Global Blue Carbon Data Network" consisting of a network of regional centers created to share data on carbon emissions in wetland areas and to support integrating "blue carbon" policy into "local to national to international ocean and climate policy."
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