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UNHCR Launches Collaborative Refugee Data Centre

October 16, 2019

To facilitate global refugee migration governance, the UN refugee agency, or UNHCR, and the World Bank are collaborating on the Joint Data Centre, which combines the former's knowledge and data on refugees with the latter's experience of poverty reduction and socio-economic analytical experience.
Environmental Justice Foundation Urges Adoption of Global Ocean Treaty

October 02, 2019

Citing the devastating threats to ocean life detailed in a recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Steve Trent, Executive Director of the Environmental Justice Foundation, urges the adoption of the UN Global Ocean Treaty.
Civil Society Organizations Object to UN-WEF Partnership

September 27, 2019

In a recent letter to UN Secretary-General Guterres, hundreds of civil society organizations expressed their displeasure over a new partnership framework between the United Nations and the World Economic Forum, which they view as a transformational event resulting in the corporate capture of the UN.
Multilateral Agencies Launch Plan for Better Global Health

September 25, 2019

At the September 24 session of the United Nations General Assembly, 12 multilateral agencies launched Stronger Collaboration, Better Health: Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All, a joint plan to better support countries over the next 10 years to accelerate progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Trump Administration Highlights Religious Liberty at United Nations

September 25, 2019

On September 23, the United States held an event titled "Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom," at which President Donald Trump, Vice-President Mike Pence, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke about the importance of protecting religious freedom through multilateral, national, and business initiatives.
UN Migration Agency and Partners Promote Global Governance of Migration and Health

September 18, 2019

An article in a series developed by The BMJ, the UN Migration Agency, and the Migration Health and Development Research Network explains that failure to improve the global governance of migration and health will jeopardize action towards major global health targets, most notably that of universal health coverage.
Cities Pledge to Report to UN on Climate Change and Sustainable Development

September 18, 2019

At the upcoming United General Assembly meetings, more than a dozen cities will commit to implementing global goals to end poverty, inequality, and other challenges by 2030, including Accra, Barcelona, Bristol, Cape Town, Los Angeles, and Mannheim.
UN Chief: Human-Triggered Climate Change Causing More Intense and Frequent Natural Disasters

September 16, 2019

While viewing the devastating damage in the Bahamas caused by Hurricane Dorian, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres linked an increase in the intensity and frequency of natural disasters to human activity triggering climate change.
UNCTAD Encourages Commodity-Dependent Countries to Diversity Economies

September 13, 2019

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has asked the countries dependent on commodities to diversify their economies to survive the climate crisis, including to adopt policies such as strengthening human capital through investments in education and health, and targeted measures to promote individual sectors.
UN Expert Scientist Report to Facilitate UNGA Review of SDG Progress

September 13, 2019

An independent group of scientists appointed has produced the Global Sustainability Report, the first-of-its-kind report to inform the quadrennial Sustainable Development Goal review deliberations at the UN General Assembly, consisting of surveys on scientific findings from ocean livelihoods, to sustainable consumption, production, and disaster risk management, among other issues.