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UN Rights Chief Expands on US Election Intervention
October 19, 2016
Calling some of the US presidential candidates' comments “deeply unsettling and disturbing," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein doubled down on recent comments comparing the tactics of "populist" politicians to those of the genocidal Islamic State by asserting that, if elected, Donald Trump would be "dangerous from an international point of view."
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UN Agency Advances Agenda on Income Inequality
October 19, 2016
Researchers from the UN's International Labour Organization have published a blog post blaming income inequality for "trapping" people around the world in poverty and recommending measures including social protection systems to combat persisting inequality.
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UN Launches Platform for SDG Funding
October 19, 2016
At a recent meeting of government finance and foreign affairs officials, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the launch of a Financial Innovation Platform that would steer trillions of dollars in the financial sector toward fulfillment of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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UN Climate Deal Crosses Approval Threshold
October 19, 2016
Reuters reports that, following formal approval by the EU, Canada, Bolivia, and Nepal, the UN's Paris climate pact has crossed the threshold of supporting countries needed to enter into force and will take effect beginning on November 4, at which point it will become more difficult for countries that have agreed to the deal to extricate themselves from the agreement.
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Development Banks Release Comprehensive SDG Agenda
October 19, 2016
The International Monetary Fund and a group of major multinational development banks, including the World Bank, have published a statement in which they pledge to work toward a comprehensive agenda toward fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030, including by creating "green" pathways for their future finance operations.
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