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Governments Agree to “Climate Education” Goal at UN Meeting
July 26, 2019
Governments participating in the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn agreed to a draft decision seeking to broaden “climate education, awareness and public engagement” as part of the UN’s Action for Climate Empowerment initiative urging citizens to adopt a “carbon neutral lifestyle.”
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India Joins Climate & Clean Air Coalition
July 26, 2019
The UN Environment Programme has announced that India has joined its Climate & Clean Air Coalition, which now has 65 members and pushes countries to reduce the emission of short-term climate pollutants and contribute to the global sustainable development and climate agendas.
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OSCE Body Links SDGs, Climate with Security
July 26, 2019
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has adopted a Luxembourg Declaration that recommends countries advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions as part of their efforts to promote regional security.
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Telecoms Company Makes Global Pledge on “Work-Life Balance”
July 26, 2019
French telecommunications company Orange has struck an agreement with UNI Global Union committing to gender equality in its global workforce, including by recognizing a “right to disconnect” and the ability to access “flexible working solutions.”
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UN Agents Weigh in on Indian Dispute over Forest Habitats
July 25, 2019
A group of UN human rights mandate holders have called on the Indian government to prevent the enforcement of eviction orders of indigenous peoples who live in the country’s forests in the face of legal action by wildlife organizations seeking to protect various regions from human encroachment.
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