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OECD Pressures France on Air Pollution
July 19, 2016
In its Environmental Performance Review of France, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development calls on the country, whose economy is "one of the lowest in carbon of OECD countries," to step up its promotion of renewable energy and shift its agriculture policies to reduce air pollution and meet its pledges under the recent UN climate deal.
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ISO Launches "Sustainable Communities" Standard
July 18, 2016
The International Organization for Standardization has released a new standard that seeks to demonstrate among communities around the world how they can implement the UN's comprehensive social and environmental "sustainable development" agenda.
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White House Announces Unilateral Action on SDGs
July 18, 2016
A memorandum from US President Barack Obama announces the establishment of a White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable seeking to expand access to justice for "vulnerable and underserved" people in the US as part of the government's pledge to "promote peaceful and inclusive societies" under the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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G20 Pledges Better Global Governance of Trade
July 18, 2016
At a meeting in Shanghai, trade ministers from the G20 group of countries committed to improving the global governance of international trade in order to counter a trade slowdown and "anti-trade measures" that they say threaten the "open global economy."
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UN Report Slams UK on Economic "Rights"
July 18, 2016
A report from the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights asserts that the UK Government's cuts to social benefits violated the human rights of "disadvantaged and marginalised individuals" and called for the country to increase its minimum wage.
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