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NGOs Rate G20 Countries' Progress on Climate Deal
September 01, 2017
A group of nongovernmental organizations recently released an index purporting to show the progress of individual countries in the Group of 20 (G20) in fulfilling the UN's 2015 Paris climate deal and finding that a substantial G20-backed shift in funding from fossil fuels to "clean" energy projects is needed to meet the Paris climate goals.
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French President: UN Climate Deal Was Insufficient
September 01, 2017
Reflecting the frustration of environmental activists and some government officials that the UN's 2015 Paris accord did not go far enough in combating climate change, French President Emmanuel Macron recently called on governments to "go beyond" the terms of the deal in clamping down on fossil fuel emissions.
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OSCE Assembly Adopts Broad Global Guidelines
September 01, 2017
A declaration recently adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Minsk, Belarus, provides global, comprehensive recommendations for governments on issues ranging from climate change to terrorism and calls for the bolstering of the "human rights enforcement mechanisms" of the transnational security organization.
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OSCE Guide Seeks "Gender-Sensitive Legislation"
September 01, 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has released global guidance on "the development and implementation of gender-sensitive legislation" as part of the security organization's agenda on gender mainstreaming across society.
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UN Agent Urges Adherence to Indigenous Standards
September 01, 2017
In a recent interview, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People Victoria Tauli-Corpuz asserted that governments must follow global standards requiring "free, prior, and informed consent" by indigenous peoples to economic projects both to protect human rights and to ensure "sustainable economic growth."
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