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G7 Women’s Forum Promotes “Women’s Empowerment”
April 12, 2017
The 2017 G7 (Group of 7 countries) meetings recently held in Italy featured a forum designed to address “women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work” by promoting the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles.
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G20 Declaration Calls for Universal Internet Access by 2025
April 12, 2017
G20 (Group of 20 countries) IT ministers approved a declaration calling for universal Internet access within their respective countries by 2025 as part of the drive to promote human rights like freedom of expression found in the Sustainable Development Goals.
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UNEP Releases New Report Praising ‘Green Energy’ Progress
April 12, 2017
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2017 report which shows that record-level renewable energy capacity was added in 2016 despite spending reductions due to efficiency improvements.
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UNHCR Protection Chief Calls for Joint Migration Policy
April 12, 2017
The UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) protection chief has called on member states to establish a “regional mechanism” to coordinate policy on rescuing, processing, and settlement of refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
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Report Seeks Urgent Action on Global Energy Goals
April 05, 2017
The World Bank and the International Energy Agency’s latest Global Tracking Framework (GTF) report on the progress of “sustainable energy” access calls on governments to devote more resources to meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for access to electricity, renewable energy, and efficiency.
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