-
UN Chief Seeks NGO Pressure for Climate Deal
January 06, 2016
In recent remarks, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on representatives of nongovernmental organizations to ramp up pressure on governments to abide by the pledges they made as part of a UN climate deal agreed in Paris.
-
UN Resolution Supports "Sustainable Development" Education
January 06, 2016
A recent resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly seeks to solidify the role of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") in promoting "Education for Sustainable Development" to advance the UN's agenda on sustainable development in educational institutions around the world.
-
UN-NGO Deal Promotes "Citizenship Education" in Asia
January 06, 2016
An agreement between the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") and the nonprofit Asia Society will seek to further the integration of "Global Citizenship Education," which includes lessons on the UN's "sustainable development" and human-rights agendas, in Asian education systems.
-
UNESCO Lauds Education Provision in Climate Agreement
January 06, 2016
A press release from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") spotlights a provision agreed in the draft Paris climate deal calling for countries to "enhance climate change education" and pushes policies that integrate the UN's "sustainable development" agenda in national education systems around the world.
-
UN Hub Seeks "Sustainable" Trade Policies
January 06, 2016
The UN Environment Programme has launched an Environment and Trade Hub that will seek to merge global trade policies, including bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and the UN agendas on "sustainable development" and environmental protection.
Copyright 2024 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies