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IMF Spurs Discussion of Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
September 06, 2019
To spur discussion of climate change mitigation strategies, the International Monetary Fund is suggesting fiscal tools, complemented by financial policy tools, such as financial regulation and financial governance, and policies to enhance financial infrastructure and markets, and by monetary policy.
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SDG Forum Produces SDG Strategies
September 06, 2019
At the first Global Sustainability Forum, held in March 2019, an international delegation of people from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities produced five strategies for boosting the Sustainability Development Goals, or SDGs.
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UNHCHR Criticizes U.S. Policy on Migrant Child and Family Detentions
September 06, 2019
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has voiced concern over the Trump Administration's policy to allow migrant children and their families to be detained for extended periods beyond those permitted by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Economist Encourages Multilateral Solution to Taxation of Digital Services
September 04, 2019
In a commentary on the shortcomings of France's Digital Services Tax ("DST") on large tech companies, economist Joyce Beebe urges the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ("OECD") to "generate a solution that is less distortionary and prevents the unilateral measures from expanding."
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WHO Director-General to Call for Adoption of Universal Health Coverage
September 04, 2019
At the upcoming High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage at the UN General Assembly, World Health Organization Director-General Ghebreyesus will call on the participating Member States to make the political choice for universal health coverage.
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