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UN Chief's Comments Indicate Global Governance Agenda
June 12, 2015
Recent remarks from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demonstrate his conviction that 2015 is a key year for UN global governance, as it contains a number of potentially landmark decisions on whether to advance the organization's agenda on climate change and sustainable development.
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OSCE Seeks to Advance UN Climate Agenda
June 12, 2015
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Chairman-in-Office Ivica Dacic recently called for countries to contribute to renewable energy and to cooperate in advancing "sustainability," arguing that environmental degradation produces conflict and endangers security.
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IKEA, UN Agency Push for Supply Chain Scrutiny
June 12, 2015
In a long-term plan under which companies would be pressured to accept responsibility for the "sustainability" of their forest supply chains, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and furniture retailer IKEA have announced an initiative in which they will explore funding for forest "certification" schemes.
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UN Pushes for Internet Aspect of Development Goals
June 11, 2015
A forum recently held by UN agencies called for countries to include information and communication technology ("ICT") issues, such as access to internet technology, as part of the expansive UN Sustainable Development Goals to be agreed later this year.
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OSCE Pushes Climate Agenda Through Aarhus Meeting
June 11, 2015
Seeking to link its security focus with the global climate agenda, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") recently held an annual meeting of Aarhus Centres, set up to advance an international treaty on access to information and justice on environmental issues, including climate change.