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UN Panel Promotes "Sustainability Education"
October 13, 2016
A recent panel hosted by the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and the Government of France on the fringes of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York presented the findings of the 2016 Global Education Monitoring Report, which calls for the worldwide promotion of "civic, peace and sustainability education" programs.
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UN Partners with Asia Society on "Citizenship Education"
October 13, 2016
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has partnered with the Asia Society to launch a Center for Global Education that will push for national education systems to adopt UNESCO's "global citizenship education" program to teach students to fight "inequality, climate change, environmental degradation and violent extremism."
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UN Agency Calls for Tax on Sugary Drinks
October 12, 2016
As part of the agency's campaign against noncommunicable diseases, the UN's World Health Organization has produced a report recommending that governments around the world impose taxes on sugary beverages in order to reduce the consumption of "free sugars" and combat obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay.
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Germany Funds UN Education Monitoring Report
October 12, 2016
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has announced that the German government will fund the production of its 2017 Global Education Monitoring report, the 2016 version of which explored how educators could help advance the UN's comprehensive "sustainable development" agenda.
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UN Chief Launches Climate Leadership Group
October 12, 2016
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has launched a Leadership Group for his Initiative for Climate Resilience, comprising numerous global agencies, national governments, and nongovernmental organizations, that will work with governments to finance and promote protection for communities that are vulnerable to the future effects of global warming.
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