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World Bank Trains Slovakia on Climate Monitoring
December 09, 2016
The World Bank and the Slovakian government have signed a new "service agreement" through which the World Bank will provide training in economic and energy modeling to assist the country in meeting its goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as provided by the EU's 2030 energy and climate policy framework.
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UN Business Gathering Promotes "Resource Efficiency"
December 09, 2016
A recent meeting hosted by the UN Environment Programme's International Resource Panel of businesses, governments, and scientists on "the economic potential of resource efficiency" highlights the UN's efforts to use industry representatives to push their business colleagues to advance the organization's climate and "sustainability" agenda.
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UN Officials Praise Castro as "Inspirational Figure"
December 08, 2016
As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered condolences upon the death of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro praising his support for "social justice," President of the UN General Assembly Peter Thomson extolled Castro's "love for his homeland" and "dedication" to the advancement of education and health in developing countries.
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UN Rights Office Prepares for Trump Criticism
December 08, 2016
A Foreign Policy article describes how UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, who criticized US President-elect Donald Trump during his presidential campaign, is preparing his office to call out the Trump Administration for rights violations, with one UN official pledging to condemn the implementation of any of Trump's "ghastly campaign pledges."
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UN Illustrates Reach of SDGs on Traffic Accidents
December 08, 2016
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently highlighted the transformation of the international organization's development agenda from the poverty focus of the previous Millennium Development Goals to the comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a call for governments to ramp up action to prevent deaths from traffic accidents under SDG Target 3.6.
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