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UN Rights Chief Attacks May's ECtHR Criticism
August 25, 2017
The Guardian reports that, in a speech in June, UN High Commission for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein criticized as "highly regrettable" remarks from UK Prime Minister Theresa May asserting that rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have stymied measures to prevent terror attacks in Britain.
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German Body Adopts Plan for "Sustainability" Education
August 25, 2017
A press release from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization celebrates the adoption by Germany's National Platform on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a "steering body" that includes government officials, of a "National Action Plan" for the implementation of ESD in education settings throughout Germany.
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UNESCO Advances "Sustainability" Education in Japan
August 25, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced the establishment of the Japanese Society of Education for Sustainable Development to help promote UNESCO's global agenda on including teaching on the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals in school curricula throughout Japan.
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UN Agency Partners with Newspapers on SDG Promotion
August 25, 2017
The UN Development Programme recently announced a partnership with 50 newspapers around the world to promote the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by publishing stories on efforts by "ordinary people" to fulfill the UN's comprehensive social and environmental targets by the year 2030.
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OSCE Promotes "Gender Mainstreaming" in Kazakhstan
August 25, 2017
At a seminar in Kazakhstan in June, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) trained legislators and government officials on how to implement international standards on "gender mainstreaming," including by producing "gender-responsive budgets" and "running gender-sensitive election campaigns."
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