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EU, UN Agency Cooperate on Food Waste
November 30, 2017
The European Commission and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization have signed a letter of intent to strengthen their cooperation on cracking down on food loss and waste and developing policies on antimicrobial resistance on farms to contribute to the fulfillment of environmental targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Agents Warn France on Counter-terror Plans
November 30, 2017
The Guardian reports that a September letter from UN human rights mandate holders warned the French government that its plan to exit its "state of emergency" while providing for stronger counter-terrorism measures could violate the country's international human rights obligations through a vague definition of "terrorism" and by encouraging religion-based discrimination.
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UN Chief Supports Global Pact on Environment
November 30, 2017
At an event on the margins of the annual leaders' summit at the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres offered his support for a French proposal seeking an "international legally binding document on the environment" that would consolidate national environmental laws into a single "pact."
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UN Agency, EU Bank Boost Funding for SDGs
November 30, 2017
The UN Development Programme and the European Investment Fund recently signed an agreement to boost financing to achieve the comprehensive social and economic targets contained in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Agents Push for Environmental Rights Treaty in Americas
November 29, 2017
A group of UN human rights mandate holders has published a statement calling on Latin American and Caribbean government officials meeting in Chile to agree to a legally binding treaty recognizing "environmental rights" throughout the region and requiring governments to perform broad "environmental impact assessments."
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