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G-20 Supports Global Governance of Taxation
September 14, 2016
In its final communiqué from a recent summit in Hangzhou, China, leaders from the G-20 group of countries called for the establishment of a "fair and modern international tax system," particularly through automatic global sharing of corporate tax information through an initiative launched by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Singapore Joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative
September 14, 2016
The UN Environment Programme has praised Singapore's decision to become the 59th member of the agency's Sustainable Stock Exchanges, signaling the continued growth of this UN effort to use stock exchanges to place pressure on companies to contribute to the organization's comprehensive "sustainable development" agenda.
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ICAO Receives Support for Airline Emissions Limits
September 14, 2016
Reuters reports that the US, China, and EU countries have pledged to support global aviation emissions limits under negotiation at the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation that will not be finalized until an ICAO meeting at the end of this month.
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UNITAID Calls for Solutions for IP Drug "Barriers"
September 14, 2016
Drug financing mechanism UNITAID has called for stakeholders to submit ideas on reducing what it deems to be intellectual property-related barriers against access to drugs in developing countries and seeking potential "areas for intervention" on these issues.
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NGO Decries "Holes" in World Bank Safeguards
September 14, 2016
Gretchen Gordon of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development criticizes the World Bank's new Environmental and Social Framework for attempting to create a more flexible response to social and environmental complaints regarding World Bank-funded projects and for not adopting a binding commitment to respect the global human rights agenda.
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