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UN Meeting Produces SDG Pledge on Ageing, Women
March 30, 2017
An outcome document from a meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organized as part of UNESCO's Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme committed Asia-Pacific government ministers to promote "inclusive social development" of elderly women in their countries as part of the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UNESCO Seeks "Indicator" for Education Monitoring
March 30, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published an article calling for the development of a global "flagship indicator" permitting international observers to determine whether countries are on track to fulfill provisions of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to education.
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UN, EU Issue "Roadmap" on Global Maritime Planning
March 30, 2017
UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the European Commission's maritime and fisheries agency have issued a "joint roadmap" promoting worldwide use of the practice of "maritime spatial planning" as a tool of global governance of maritime areas.
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UNESCO Seeks "Community-Based" Sustainability Learning
March 30, 2017
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning has published a policy brief to guide local and national governments on how to use "community-based learning" strategies to promote the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
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NGO: Countries Must Contribute More to "Climate Resilience"
March 30, 2017
Sven Harmeling of the nongovernmental organization CARE International has published a piece outlining mechanisms of the UN and Group of 20 (G20) countries whose upcoming meetings will place pressure on global policymakers to increase their financial contributions intended to reduce future impacts of global warming.
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