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HRW: FIFA Must Heed UN Resolution on Settlements
January 05, 2017
Human Rights Watch has asserted that the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) must heed the recent UN Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements and deny its support to Israeli soccer teams based in settlements located in the West Bank.
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HRW Criticizes US Action Plan on BHR
January 05, 2017
Arguing that the plan "largely restates the status quo" and provides no new measures for implementing the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda, Human Rights Watch has criticized the recently released US National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct for failing to offer "legal teeth" to address BHR violations by American corporations.
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UNESCO Pushes Businesses on Ocean "Sustainability"
January 05, 2017
UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the World Ocean Council have signed an agreement to ramp up cooperation on pushing the private sector to contribute to and collect data to further the "sustainable use of the ocean ecosystems."
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UN Agencies: Tobacco Control Will Help Achieve SDGs
January 05, 2017
Highlighting the breadth of the UN's "sustainable development" agenda, officials from two UN agencies recently organized a side event at a meeting of the Parliamentary Commonwealth countries in London to advise attendees on the global implementation of tobacco restrictions in order to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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EU Mandates Reporting on Corporate Tax Rulings
January 04, 2017
The European Commission has announced the entry into force of rules requiring that EU member states automatically exchange information on all future tax rulings for companies operating across borders via a "central depository" that will permit governments to place pressure on others over their corporate tax policies.
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