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UN Prepares for Launch of Global Fishing Accord
May 23, 2016
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has announced that the first-ever international agreement regulating "illegal, unregulated and unreported" fishing and requiring the sharing of information among governments about vessels that engage in such fishing will enter into force next month.
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Oxfam: UN Climate Deal Fails at "Adaptation" Funding
May 23, 2016
A report released by Oxfam asserts that the UN climate deal agreed in Paris in December 2015 fails to require sufficient financial pledges to fund efforts by poor countries to adapt to the effects of climate change.
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World Bank Funds "Climate Innovation Centers" In Developing Countries
May 20, 2016
The World Bank has launched a set of Climate Innovation Centers in developing nations around the world to support "climate-smart" businesses and advance the UN's agenda on climate change.
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NGO: Governments Must Integrate Rights into Climate Action
May 20, 2016
The Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice has produced a publication that calls on governments to integrate "the full range of human rights," including economic, social, and cultural rights, into their action to address climate change and seeks the inclusion of human rights considerations in national reports on climate action under the recent UN climate deal.
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WEF Investment Partnership Advances "Sustainability" in Africa
May 20, 2016
The World Economic Forum has announced that its Sustainable Development Investment Partnership is creating a regional hub in Africa to fund infrastructure projects that advance progress on the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030.