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UN Conference Results in "New Urban Agenda"
November 01, 2016
The UN "Habitat III" Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development produced a document called the New Urban Agenda under which participating governments committed to advancing the UN's social and environmental agenda in cities around the world, including through renewable energy, "greener" public transport, migrant rights, and "an end to discrimination."
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UN Observer Criticizes US for UN Cholera Silence
November 01, 2016
In a report to the UN General Assembly, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, blamed the US government for playing a role in the UN Office of Legal Affairs' refusal to admit responsibility for peacekeepers' introduction of cholera in Haiti in 2010.
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UN Agent Stresses Action on "Right to Health" in SDGs
November 01, 2016
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pūras, has called on governments to adopt measures conducive to the human right to health, including by establishing systems of universal health coverage, as part of their implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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UN Agent Takes Broad View on Data Privacy Rights
October 31, 2016
In a report to the UN General Assembly, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, warned of expanded attempts by governments to resort to "permanent mass surveillance" and indicated his opposition to the access by law enforcement to the data on one's personal smartphone data, even with a judicial warrant.
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Contact Group Discusses Citizenship Education Efforts
October 31, 2016
At the annual meeting of the International Contact Group on Citizenship and Human Rights Education, held in Budapest, the participants - including the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization - described their recent progress in advancing the "Global Citizenship Education" agenda and called for a broader membership to promote their goals.
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