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UN Praises US-India Agreement on Climate Action
June 20, 2016
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has lauded US and Indian leaders for their joint statement on accelerating the timetable for bringing into force the UN climate deal agreed in Paris in 2015 and encouraged them to work through various international instruments and bodies, including the G-20 group of countries, to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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NGOs Seek ICC Scrutiny of Mexican Drug Violence
June 20, 2016
In its report on violent crimes committed in Mexico's drug war, the Open Society Justice Initiative indicated that multiple nongovernmental organizations in Mexico have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the Mexican government for "crimes against humanity" in the conflict.
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UNESCO Schools Advance Climate Change Education
June 20, 2016
A group of French schools affiliated with the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization are promoting the UN's climate agenda through workshops teaching children of ages 4 to 17 to produce art on the dangers of global warming.
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UN Seeks Climate Action Plans for 2050
June 20, 2016
Environment officials and UN "climate champions" Hakima El-Haite and Laurence Tubiana have called on governments to send roadmaps on their plans for low-carbon economies by the year 2050 in preparation for a UN climate conference in late 2016.
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China Seeks More US Support for UN Climate Deal
June 17, 2016
China’s special representative on climate change, Xie Zhenhua, has called on the US to do more to support efforts to protect poor countries from the impacts of climate change under the UN deal on greenhouse gas emissions agreed in 2015 and to quickly bring the climate pact into force as the 2016 US presidential election approaches.