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UN Report Monitors National Education Policies
January 13, 2016
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has announced that a re-tooled report, called the "Global Education Monitoring Report," will serve as a centralized monitor of national and international education and other policy commitments to which countries agreed as part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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OSCE Official Seeks Repeal of Polish Media Law
January 13, 2016
An official from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's ("OSCE") Parliamentary Assembly Isabel Santos has called on Poland to repeal a recently adopted law granting the Polish Treasury Minister authority over the composition of public television and radio broadcasting management, citing concerns regarding the freedom of the media.
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IMF Chief Seeks Strengthened "Global Financial Safety Net"
January 13, 2016
In recent remarks, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") Christine LaGarde said the world needed a stronger and expanded "global financial safety net" as a "precautionary instrument" that springs into action in the case of national financial crises.
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World Bank Uses Initiative to Push Climate Adaptation
January 13, 2016
The World Bank has published an article describing how its Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery is financing mitigation and adaptation projects to deal with what it sees as the rising risks of climate change-related weather disasters around the world.
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UN Agent Investigates Development and Rights in Morocco
January 13, 2016
UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity Virginia Dandan has announced an upcoming visit to Morocco during which she will investigate whether national and international development efforts within the country are contributing to the fulfillment of nontraditional economic, social, and cultural human rights.
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