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UN Report Links Eating Beef with Climate Harm
October 14, 2015
A new study from the UN Environment Programme labels beef as a "climate harmful meat" due to greenhouse gas emissions related to raising cattle and the production of the meat.
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Asian Trade Deal Faces Skeptical US Congress
October 14, 2015
Professor Daniel Drezner of Tufts University writes that recent comments by US legislators indicate that the recently agreed US-Pacific trade deal faces a tough battle for passage in Congress.
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NGO Calls for More NHRI Participation at UN
October 14, 2015
The International Service for Human Rights has called on countries to support broader participation by National Human Rights Institutions ("NHRIs"), which seek to implement the global human-rights agenda at the national level, at the UN General Assembly and other UN institutions.
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Countries Agree to Pacific Trade Deal
October 09, 2015
Governments in twelve countries, including the US, Canada, and Australia, have agreed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership ("TPP") seeking to ease trade in the Pacific region, though the deal will likely face opposition among US lawmakers.
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UN Calls for Teacher Participation in Sustainability Network
October 09, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") and two education organizations have called for teachers to become part of a network pushing education on the UN's sustainable development goals, climate change, and "global citizenship," and have released a "teacher advocacy toolkit" to further these purposes.
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