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UNESCO Launches "Ocean Literacy" Initiative
July 27, 2017
As part of its campaign to implement ocean-related targets under the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched an "Ocean Literacy for All" initiative seeking to advance education on ocean "sustainability" around the world.
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UNESCO Pushes "Sustainability" Education in Argentina
July 27, 2017
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities recently convened a meeting in Argentina of delegates from 40 Latin American and Caribbean municipalities to discuss best practices in implementing the UN agency's Education for Sustainable Development agenda, based on the UN's comprehensive social and environmental goals for the year 2030, in local institutions.
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UN Body Pushes Accelerated Action Toward SDGs
July 26, 2017
The UN Economic and Social Council recently adopted a declaration, issued after 44 countries presented their "voluntary national reviews" on the status of their efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), calling for accelerated action to achieve the comprehensive social, economic, and environmental agenda by 2030.
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IMF Highlights Support for SDG Implementation
July 26, 2017
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a review explaining how its country-specific advice aligns with targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on issues ranging from economic inequality to women's rights to combating climate change.
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WHO Urges Trillions of Dollars in Spending on Health SDGs
July 26, 2017
The UN's World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report detailing the costs associated with reaching the health targets of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and arguing that it "is the responsibility of every country and national government to pursue" universal health coverage to achieve health-related SDGs.
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