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NATO Official Warns of Climate as Security Threat
August 03, 2017
The Independent reports that, in the lead-up to US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the UN's Paris climate agreement, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) supreme allied commander for transformation General Denis Mercier warned that the US's departure from the deal would pose a "global security threat."
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OSCE Supports "Human Rights Education" in Tajikistan
August 03, 2017
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently supported a training course in Tajikistan in which "human rights trainers" from Belarus taught civil society activists how to teach school children about the global human rights agenda.
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OSCE Supports "Environmental Awareness" Textbook
August 03, 2017
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has demonstrated its continuing focus on promoting the global environmentalist movement by supporting the publication of a textbook in Kazakhstan seeking to enhance "environmental awareness" among students.
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UN Forestry Advice Aids SDG Alignment
August 03, 2017
New guidelines from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization press national governments to develop a "strong mechanism" for monitoring their forest resources to fight global warming and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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WHO Promotes Breastfeeding as Key to SDGs
August 03, 2017
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on national governments to increase investment in breastfeeding promotion programs in part to reach the targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to nutrition, disease prevention, and cognitive development.