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UN Rights Chief Calls on States to Reduce Economic Inequality
March 04, 2016
Calling the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights an "International Bill of Rights," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called for wider implementation of these instruments to reduce "deepening" economic inequality.
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UN Sets up Migrant "Hubs" in Europe
March 04, 2016
The UN High Commissioner on Refugees and the UN Children's Fund are cooperating to open approximately twenty Child and Family Support Hubs in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Serbia, and Slovenia to identify and support "vulnerable families" and children making the journey to Western Europe.
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UN Meeting Seeks Sustainability Through "Ocean Governance"
March 04, 2016
At a meeting in Flanders organized by the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO"), government and other representatives discussed how governance of coastal and marine areas could contribute to the advancement of the UN's sustainability agenda.
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UN Chief Calls for Open Borders for Migrants in Balkans
March 03, 2016
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has indicated that international law requires that countries along the "Balkan land route" between Greece and Western Europe keep borders open to migrants from the Middle East and "expand legal pathways" to accessing asylum.
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UN Plans Convention on "Higher Education Qualifications"
March 03, 2016
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has announced plans to convene a committee to develop a Global Convention on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications to "improve academic mobility" and further global cooperation on issues related to higher education.
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