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NGO Pushes for “Environmental Justice” in Global South
September 14, 2017
The Colombian nongovernmental organization Dejusticia has released a compilation of stories on environmental controversies in the Global South as part of its effort to help environmental activists more effectively influence global public opinion on business and human rights through storytelling.
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NGO Calls for UN Body to Oversee Corporate Taxes
September 14, 2017
The Association for Women's Rights in Development has released a policy brief on global corporate tax evasion and avoidance, arguing that its negative effects on women’s rights warrant the creation of a “United Nations intergovernmental tax body” to ensure corporate compliance with tax laws.
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OSCE Report Critiques UK on Campaign Finance
September 14, 2017
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has released a report reviewing the UK’s last general election and calling for the implementation of campaign donation caps and greater campaign finance transparency.
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US States Bolster Greenhouse Gas Regulations
September 14, 2017
The New York Times reports that, under a Trump Administration that has reversed various climate policies pursued by the previous administration, a number of US states have created their own initiatives to curb greenhouse gas emissions as a way to further the goals of the 2015 Paris climate deal on a regional basis.
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Opinion: Global Governance Can Implement “Universal” SDGs
September 14, 2017
Emilie Poisson of the nongovernmental organization Convergences has argued that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a “universal agenda” around which partnership-based global governance can develop in furtherance of an idealized global future.
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