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UN Urges National Policy Alignment with SDGs
February 03, 2016
In recent remarks, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on countries around the world to pursue the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), a comprehensive set of aspirations on social and environmental issues the UN is seeking to achieve by the year 2030, in national law and administrative rules.
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UN Launches "Women's Empowerment" Panel
February 02, 2016
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the international organization's establishment of a High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, which will push for an end to "structural barriers to women's economic empowerment" in countries around the world.
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UN Trains Tunisian Security on Press Freedom
February 02, 2016
Raising questions regarding the compatibility of the comprehensive UN human-rights agenda and effective security policy, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has developed a project with the Tunisian government and journalists in which it seeks to train Tunisian security forces on respecting free expression and media rights.
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US Proposes Ombudsman in EU Data Privacy Talks
February 02, 2016
Reuters reports that US negotiators have proposed a privacy "ombudsman" who would monitor the access to personal data by US authorities as part of a potential deal with European officials over the transfer of Europeans' personal data to US companies.
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UNEP Central Asian Office Pushes Environment Issues
February 01, 2016
The UN Environment Programme ("UNEP") has opened a new office in Central Asia that will seek to "tighten cooperation" among countries in the region on environmental issues, including the UN's agendas on sustainable development and climate change.
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