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UN Officials: End Israeli "Occupation" to Achieve Rights
August 30, 2017
Marking 50 years since the start of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war in June, a set of top UN officials issued messages asserting that ending Israel's "occupation" of Palestinian territories and establishing an independent Palestinian state is the "only way to achieve the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people."
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UNESCO Issues "Inclusive Learning" Guide
August 30, 2017
Demonstrating the extent to which UN officials have expanded efforts to tell governments how to run their education systems, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has produced a global guide teaching countries how to "develop and implement inclusive education policies and programmes and ensure inclusive learning environments."
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UNESCO Pushes Urban "Creativity" for SDGs
August 29, 2017
At the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) recent Creative Cities Network Mayors’ Forum, on the topic of "designing inclusive public spaces in the digital age," speakers considered how city leaders can use "culture and creativity" to bolster the UN's comprehensive efforts to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UNESCO Training Focuses on Climate, "Sustainability" Education
August 29, 2017
At the conclusion of a recent Advanced Training Programme hosted by UNESCO's International Institute for Education Planning, representatives of the Institute stressed to trainees the importance of education on climate change and the UN's "sustainable development" agenda in contributing to "just and peaceful societies" around the world.
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UN Officials Push Worldwide Schooling on SDGs
August 29, 2017
At a High-level Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Action Event on Education in New York in June, high-ranking UN officials emphasized their strategy to achieve the international organization's comprehensive "sustainability" agenda in part by convincing countries around the world to include the SDGs and "Global Citizenship Education" in their school curricula.
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