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UN Conference Produces Negotiating Text on Global Warming
February 18, 2015
A recent UN conference in Geneva concluded with an agreed-upon negotiating text for a binding international treaty seeking to counter climate change to be discussed at a Paris conference in late 2015.
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UN Official Criticizes EU Search-and-Rescue Efforts
February 18, 2015
Following the death of at least 300 migrants attempting to reach Europe from Libya by boat, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres warned that current search-and-rescue efforts by the EU are inadequate and called on the bloc to conduct more robust operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
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UN Agencies Launch Health Reform Collaboration with China
February 18, 2015
The UN's World Bank Group and World Health Organization have announced cooperation with the Chinese Government to "deepen" system-wide health care reforms in China and "develop new models of health service delivery" in the country.
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Greenpeace Lauds Apple for Global Warming Efforts
February 18, 2015
As nongovernmental organizations place increasing pressure on companies to commit to countering global warming, Greenpeace has praised Apple for a massive purchase of solar energy and has singled out other technology companies to do more to prevent climate change.
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UN Agent Criticizes Pro-Private Education Policies
February 13, 2015
UN Special Rapporteur Kishore Singh has warned that African governments considering expanding private basic education systems in their countries would be endangering children's basic human rights by delegating education to the private sector.
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