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EU, Governments Agree to Collaborate on SDGs
August 16, 2017
EU institutions and EU member states agreed in June to "a comprehensive common framework for European development cooperation" entitled "New European Consensus on Development" requiring them to collaborate on the fulfillment of the UN's comprehensive social and environmental targets embodied in the organization's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Body: Irish Abortion Laws Violated Woman's Rights
August 16, 2017
The Independent reports that the UN Human Rights Committee ruled in June that Ireland had violated the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights through national laws denying a woman the right to abort her fetus due to a fatal abnormality, arguing that this denial violated the woman's right against "cruel, inhuman and discriminatory treatment."
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Haley Criticizes UN Rights Chief Report Targeting Israel
August 16, 2017
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has issued a press release criticizing a report from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein for unfairly targeting Israel for alleged rights violations and exceeding the UN office's mandate by calling for the International Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion condemning alleged Israeli crimes.
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UN, IOC Agree SDG Partnership
August 16, 2017
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced a new partnership between the UN and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the aim of using sports to help draw attention to and fulfill the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Rights Chief Pushes for Israeli "War Crimes" Investigations
August 15, 2017
In a June report, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein called on both Israel and Palestine to heed demands from the UN rights office to pursue accountability for alleged war crimes committed in their territories.
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