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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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UNEP Signs Environmental Agreement with Islamic Bank
February 01, 2016
The UN Environment Programme ("UNEP") has announced that it signed an agreement with the Islamic Development Bank on climate change and other environmental issues as it seeks to push development banks around the world to implement the UN sustainability agenda and its deal on climate change recently agreed in Paris.
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OSCE Hosts Forum on "Environmental Governance"
February 01, 2016
As international organizations increasingly seek to further the UN's environmental agenda, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE"), an organization established to enhance cooperation on security matters, recently held a forum in Vienna on how best to pursue "environmental governance" and management of natural resources.