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Article: UN Pressure Has Led to Permissive Abortion Laws
April 13, 2016
Attorney Kelsey Zorzi of ADF International has published an article describing how the UN's global governance initiatives have succeeded in pressuring countries to adopt more permissive laws on abortion.
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UNESCO Signs Updated Education Recommendations
April 13, 2016
Responding to requests from countries to revise the recommendations to reflect "new educational, social, economic, cultural and political trends," officials from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") have signed two updated, "comprehensive" recommendations on adult and vocational education and training policies.
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UN Develops Action Plan on "Sustainability" in Higher Education
April 13, 2016
As its leaders seek to "promote the formation of citizens with a global conscience," the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") recently held a conference at which it developed a four-year strategy for a Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development in higher education institutions around the world.
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UN Reflects on Progress of Information Access Guidelines
April 13, 2016
The UN recently hosted a conference for the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme ("IFAP") at which officials reflected on IFAP's progress in pushing guidelines for the development of national information policy and strategy frameworks, which the UN is using in part to advance its sustainable development agenda.
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UN Touts Latin American Deal Ahead of Environment Summit
April 12, 2016
The UN Environment Programme is praising Latin American countries for agreeing to accelerate cooperation on environmental issues, including climate change, renewable energy, and implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, at a summit just ahead of the UN Environmental Assembly in Kenya in May.