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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.
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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.
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OECD/UNDP Initiative Leading to Increased Tax Collections
September 26, 2019
According to the new Annual Report of Tax Inspectors Without Borders ("TIWB"), a joint OECD/UNDP program, the international community has made important progress in improving developing countries’ ability to tax multinational enterprises and boost domestic revenue, with the TIWB initiative generating nearly $500 million in additional revenue for developing countries through April 2019.
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UK NGO Claims Brexit Will Aggravate Human Slavery and Trafficking
September 25, 2019
Citing a report by the Social Market Foundation, Harry Sanders of the Immigration Advice Service claims that Brexit will increase the number of cases of modern slavery and trafficking, as "legal migration routes close and UK businesses suffer from vast workforce shortages in the face of diluted access to talent pools."
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UK Leads Effort for Global Protection of Oceans
September 25, 2019
The United Kingdom has announced the launch of the Global Ocean Alliance, a new global alliance to help drive action to protect the world’s oceans and their wildlife, including a push for the tripling of existing targets to ensure at least a third of the oceans is safeguarded in Marine Protected Areas by 2030.
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