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UN Rights Chief Opposes El Salvador Abortion Ban
January 02, 2018
As part of his review at the conclusion of his visit to El Salvador, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called on the country's government to adopt a "moratorium" on the enforcement of its abortion ban, characterizing the prosecution of women for receiving abortions as a violation of the global human rights agenda.
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UN Summit Produces Range of New Climate Pledges
December 29, 2017
A UN press release surveys a broad range of commitments to combating global warming - including through a new "global coal alliance" and a deal on biofuel targets - agreed by national governments around the world, along with US state and local governments, at the recent UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany.
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UN Advances Climate-based Global Ocean Governance
December 29, 2017
As part of efforts by various UN agencies to ramp up global governance of the world's oceans, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission is celebrating the launch of an Ocean Pathway Partnership at the recent UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, with the aim of "identifying and implementing effective ocean-based solutions to climate change."
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UN Climate Talks Yield "Gender Action Plan"
December 29, 2017
Highlighting the comprehensive scope of UN-organized negotiations over combating climate change, UN Women has touted the adoption by various governments at the recent UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, of a "Gender Action Plan" that serves as a "roadmap to incorporate gender equality and women’s empowerment in climate change discourse and actions."
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NGO Criticizes FIFA's BHR Implementation in Russia
December 29, 2017
A Human Rights Watch press release accuses the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) of "falling short" of its commitments to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) in the run-up to the opening of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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