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UN Observer Seeks Rights Analysis of Swiss Tax Reform
December 05, 2017
An October statement from UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky pushed Swiss authorities to perform "social and human rights impact assessments" to ensure that proposed provisions of a corporate tax reform package do not violate the social and economic rights of Swiss and other citizens by reducing tax payments.
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UN Report Calls for Redistribution of Technology Gains
December 05, 2017
A report released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development in October warned that "winner-takes-all" dynamics in the digital industry are exacerbating income inequality and pushed countries to ensure that economic gains from technology are "evenly" distributed across and within countries.
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UN Agency, City Leaders Promote "Sustainable Finance"
December 05, 2017
At a program in Casablanca held as part of the UN Environment Programme's Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System, officials from 10 cities, including London, that play a significant role in the global financial industry agreed to a statement promoting the diversion of financial flows into the UN's social and environmental goals.
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OECD Meeting Focuses on "Climate-Friendly" Tax Cooperation
December 05, 2017
The Fiji Times reports that, at a recent meeting in Brussels co-organized by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), national leaders from developing countries called for global cooperation on "climate-friendly tax policies" to help fulfill the "sustainable development" agenda.
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Canadian Provinces Join California Climate Program
December 05, 2017
AP reports that, as part of the circumvention of national climate and energy policies by local authorities pursuing the UN's agenda on combating global warming, the Canadian provinces Quebec and Ontario have joined a portion of the US state of California's cap-and-trade program providing for the buying and selling of permits to emit greenhouse gases.
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