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Israel Criticizes UN Report on Palestinian Deaths
March 05, 2019
Ben Evansky reports that the Israeli government has criticized as biased and a waste of resources a report from a UN Independent Commission of Inquiry calling for investigations by international justice mechanisms into alleged “war crimes” committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian demonstrators in 2018.
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UN Conference Seeks to Combine Climate, SDG Agendas
March 05, 2019
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs will host a conference in Copenhagen to determine how best to align action to achieve the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental program set out in its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN’s Paris climate deal to prevent the worst impacts of global warming.
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Swiss UN Resolution Seeks Global Governance of Geoengineering
March 04, 2019
The website Climate Home News reports that the Swiss government plans to introduce a resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in March seeking global governance of geoengineering techniques aimed at reducing the negative impacts of climate change.
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UN Chief Urges Lawmakers to Bolster SDG Effort
March 04, 2019
In remarks to lawmakers from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for legislative action across the globe to achieve the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental targets contained in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UNESCO SDG Steering Committee Pushes for Education Targets
March 04, 2019
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently showcased its promotion of targets in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on education with a meeting of its SDG-E2030 Regional Steering Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean to bolster regional cooperation on “equity and inclusion” in education systems.
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