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UNCTAD Official Proposes Investment Program to Tackle Social and Economic Development and Climate Stabilization
November 12, 2019
Richard Kozul-Wright, Director of the Division of Globalisation and Development Strategies, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ("UNCTAD"), is arguing for a coordinated investment program to tackle the twin challenge of delivering social and economic development while stabilizing the climate.
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UN Agencies Combine to Promote Gender Equality in Infrastructure Development
November 12, 2019
The United Nations Agency for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ("UN Women") and the United Nations Office for Project Services recently launched a series of new guidelines titled "Guides on Integrating Gender into Infrastructure Development in Asia and the Pacific."
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U.S. Files Notice of Intention to Leave Paris Climate Agreement
November 06, 2019
Following through on President Donald Trump's decision to have the United States of America withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, the U.S. State Department has officially filed the notice of intention to withdraw with the United Nation Secretary-General, beginning the one-year withdrawal countdown.
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U.S. Education Expert Urges Caution Over Social and Emotional Learning
November 06, 2019
In an EducationNext article, long-time education reformer Chester Finn, Jr. explains in detail why it is "time to put an ice pack on the fever for social and emotional learning."
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Vatican Pontifical Academy Embraces UN's Sustainable Development Agenda
November 06, 2019
According to the National Catholic Register, the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences, governors from the Pan-Amazon region, and United Nations' officials have signed a declaration of commitment to sustainable development in the Amazon, including the promotion of a "green" economy, socio-economic inclusion, and expansion of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
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