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IMF Chief Discusses Role in Implementing SDGs
December 03, 2018
In a recent lecture in London, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde explains how the IMF plans to help implement the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through initiatives including efforts to reduce income inequality and curb global warming.
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UN Agent: Blockades Violate Human Rights
December 03, 2018
UN Special Rapporteur on the effect of sanctions on human rights Idriss Jazairy recently warned that blockades of countries and regions violate rights, as they represent a form of “collective punishment” of civilians, and cited Iran, Syria, Gaza, and potentially Venezuela as possible victim countries of such blockades.
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Schaefer: Bolton Is Justified in Rejecting ICC
December 03, 2018
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation defends the criticism US National Security Advisor John Bolton recently leveled at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as justified in light of the ICC’s lack of checks and balances and ambiguous jurisdiction and as consistent with policy from multiple US administrations.
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Development Banks Launch Partnership for “Green Bonds”
December 03, 2018
The World Bank and several other global development banks have partnered to establish a Global Green Bond Partnership that will assist with efforts by a wide range of actors across the globe to issue “green” investment vehicles that expand financing for achievement of the UN’s Paris climate agreement.
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World Bank Announces New Swiss SDG Bonds
December 03, 2018
The World Bank recently announced the launch, in partnership with the French bank BNP Paribas, of a new series of bonds in Switzerland aimed at expanding the financing of the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental targets contained in its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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