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UN Agencies Promote “Radical” Market Transformation
July 21, 2017
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a partnership of UN agencies, hosted an event to develop ideas on how to help national governments adopt policies that would “radically alter the way market forces work” in pursuit of the UN’s goals on sustainability and economic equality.
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UNESCO, World Bank Coordinate Common Urban Policy
July 21, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to coordinate their urban and culture agendas as they seek to provide “common policy guidance” toward the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Agenda.
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UN Leader Calls for Top-down SDG Implementation
July 21, 2017
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called on national governments to provide “leadership and coordination from the top” to ensure that their respective governments and public institutions align policies with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UNESCO Promotes "Citizenship Education" in Southern Africa
July 20, 2017
In April, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) supported a meeting of Sub-Saharan African leaders to discuss how "global citizenship education" can promote global perceptions of the concepts of "human rights, citizenship, international relations, peace, conflicts resolution, democracy, and environmental education" in national education systems.
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UNESCO Creates Education Monitoring Database
July 20, 2017
As part of its push to meet education targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has created an online database permitting the public, including rights activists, to monitor countries' education systems and pressure them to expand efforts to fulfill the global "right to education."
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