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OHCHR: SDGs Are Built on Human Rights Agenda
July 13, 2016
As the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development held its first meeting since the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement calling on participants to wed their efforts to achieve the SDGs with the implementation of the broadly defined, global human rights agenda.
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OSCE Declaration Covers Climate, Migrant Rights
July 13, 2016
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly recently adopted a wide-ranging 2016 Tbilisi Declaration, which includes calls for governments to implement the UN deal on limiting greenhouse gas emissions and to work toward an "inclusive approach" toward mass migration.
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UN Agents Warn of Economic Focus in "Urban Agenda"
July 13, 2016
A group of UN special rapporteurs and independent experts has warned that the focus of the UN's "New Urban Agenda," a development agenda for cities around the world, neglects economic and social human rights in favor of "unrestrained urban economic growth."
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UN Launches Ad Initiative Publicizing SDGs
July 12, 2016
At a recent International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on advertising and communications professionals to partner with the UN to publicize the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a comprehensive set of development and environmental targets to be achieved by the year 2030.
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India Considers Broad Climate Law Under UN Deal
July 12, 2016
The Economic Times reports that the Indian Prime Minister's Executive Committee on Climate Change has considered speedy and comprehensive implementation of the country's pledges under the UN climate agreement through an "umbrella law" that would set out legislative changes combating global warming across all government ministries and sectors.
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