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UNESCO Works Toward Global Internet Indicators
March 01, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is seeking proposals for candidates interested in developing a set of indicators on "Internet Universality" that will serve as global guidelines on how countries can implement the global human rights agenda through their internet policies.
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UN Launches Tools for Monitoring SDG Progress
March 01, 2017
The UN Environment Programme has launched new tools as part of its Environment Live "knowledge platform" that enable users to track the impacts of global warming and scrutinize their governments' contributions to the fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the year 2030.
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UNEP, Argentina Develop "Sustainable Finance" Roadmap
February 28, 2017
In recent meetings with Argentinian officials, representatives of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) discussed the establishment of "a strategic roadmap on sustainable finance in Argentina" and how it would fit into UNEP's broader promotion of a global financial system based on the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
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Germany Maintains "Sustainability" Agenda at G20
February 28, 2017
An article in Deutsche Welle illustrates how Germany's focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the 2015 UN climate deal at a recent summit organized for Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers in Bonn signals the country's commitment to maintaining the G20's focus on the global "sustainability" agenda while it holds the organization's rotating presidency.
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IMF Touts Redistributionist, Environmental Agenda
February 28, 2017
In response to a recent article asserting that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not "walk the talk" on reducing economic inequality, the IMF has published a defense outlining how its programs on redistributing income, increasing social spending, and combating global warming are aimed at reducing economic inequality around the world.