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UNESCO Official Highlights "Cultural" Element in SDGs
August 08, 2017
Jyoti Hosagrahar of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) highlights the expansive nature of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by pointing out that it is the first set of global development commitments to refer to the "safeguarding and promotion of culture" and calls for their implementation to be "culturally-informed."
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UNESCO Trains Arab Youth on SDG Education
August 08, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently hosted a training seminar for young professionals in the Arab world to train them how to incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their school curricula, businesses, and other organizations.
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UNICEF Joins Tech Companies' AI Initiative
August 07, 2017
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced its participation in the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology company initiative seeking to use AI and access to data to solve societal problems, such as the "spread of disease, responses to climate change and disasters, and the uncertain future of jobs and employment."
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OECD: Massive G20 Climate Funding Will Boost Growth
August 07, 2017
Reuters reports that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has predicted a five percent boost in economic growth for Group of 20 countries (G20) in 2050 if the governments of these countries invest $6.9 trillion annually in "clean infrastructure" between now and 2030.
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WEF Warns of Inequality, Climate Risks in Arab Region
August 07, 2017
A report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) pinpoints "rising income and wealth disparity" and global warming as among the trends analysts and businesses are most concerned will impact Arab countries in the coming years.
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