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NGOs Push for Rights-Based Development Agenda
May 27, 2015
An article in the Asian Tribune illustrates the push by nongovernmental organizations (“NGOs”) that see capitalism as the enemy of the global environmental and social agendas to focus on human rights and “sustainability” in the UN’s upcoming development goals.
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Jolly: UN Should Drive Global Governance Agenda
May 26, 2015
Economist and UN observer Sir Richard Jolly has called on the UN to reinvigorate global governance by bringing a "humane" factor, focusing on human rights and development, back to the international agenda, which he argues is currently pre-occupied by economic and financial matters.
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UN Agents Call for "Central" NGO Role in Development Goals
May 26, 2015
Advocating UN Sustainable Development Goals that are "firmly grounded" in the global human rights agenda, a group of "independent experts" appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") to play a "central role" in the development of these goals.
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UN Hosts Sustainability Forum for Asia Ministers
May 22, 2015
The UN Environment Programme recently hosted a forum of environment ministers and government authorities from Asian countries to discuss how countries could encourage "a greener and more inclusive growth path" and implement the upcoming UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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OSCE Expresses Concern on Canadian Anti-terror Legislation
May 22, 2015
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic has warned that anti-terror legislation the Canadian Parliament is considering could limit the right to free expression by prohibiting promotion and advocacy of certain acts.
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