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Foundations Back Media Coverage of UN Development Goals
May 27, 2015
George Russell reports that the UN Foundation and an arm of media company Thomson Reuters have agreed to finance training sessions for journalists on the UN and to subsidize media coverage in order to drive publicity on the release of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in countries across the world.
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UN Agent Seeks Bolstered Detention Standards
May 27, 2015
The UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Méndez has called for the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to adopt a set of revised minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners aimed at expanding prisoners’ human rights protections.
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UN Criticizes Pushback of Boats in Southeast Asia
May 27, 2015
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed alarm regarding reports that Malaysia and Indonesia intercepted boats carrying migrants to these countries and sent them back to sea, arguing that countries must immediately disembark such boats.
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UN Releases New Guidance on “Global Citizenship Education”
May 27, 2015
A report from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (“UNESCO”) seeks to guide countries regarding “topics and learning objectives” involved in implementing UNESCO’s “Global Citizenship Education” program in schools around the world.
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UN Report Pushes Global Agenda Through Education
May 27, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (“UNESCO”) has released a report in which it calls for education of young people based on a “global common good,” focused on UN objectives such as “sustainability” and “international solidarity.”
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