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NGOs Push General Mills into Climate Commitment
July 30, 2014
Food company General Mills has responded to a publicity campaign from a group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") by announcing its commitment to disclose the actions it is taking to counter climate change and signing on to a declaration to reduce its environmental impact.
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UN Schools in Gaza Used to Store Rockets
July 28, 2014
The UN has announced that it has made two discoveries of rockets stored at UN-run schools in Gaza, and that the first set of rockets, which the UN delivered to local authorities, have since gone missing.
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NGOs Seek End to Capitalism to Advance Environmental Goals
July 24, 2014
Meeting in Venezuela, a group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") focused on environmental issues issued a declaration calling market-based strategies for reducing global warming ineffective and seeking a change from the capitalist system in order to advance their environmental agenda.
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UN's Draft Development Goals Focus on "Sustainability"
July 23, 2014
The UN has produced a draft document containing a large number of vague and sometimes contradictory goals for "sustainable development" as it seeks to implement an international agenda on environmental protection and economic equality.
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UNOHCHR Releases Report on Mass Surveillance
July 23, 2014
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ("UNOHCHR") has published a report describing its views on the responsibilities of governments and businesses worldwide to avoid human rights violations in mass internet and telecommunications surveillance.
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