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UN Body Blames Israel for "Deteriorating" Human Rights Landscape
May 09, 2016
A UN Special Committee has issued an evaluation of Israeli practices in the "occupied" Palestinian territories, based on testimony from NGOs, UN agents, and Palestinian representatives, that criticizes Israel for the impacts of heightened security measures a "faulty justice system" on the human rights of Palestinians.
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UN Pushes Climate Measures Through "Action Coalitions"
May 06, 2016
At a "Climate Action Summit" in Washington, DC, the UN is seeking to forge "action coalitions" of representatives from governments, businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and academia to assist with taking the implementation of the UN's worldwide climate agreement signed in April to the "next level."
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UN Pursues Economic Transformation Through Sustainability
May 06, 2016
At a recent panel at UN headquarters in New York, UN Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner and representatives from governments, nongovernmental organizations, and businesses discussed how to transform the global economy through a shift to "sustainable consumption and production" patterns to achieve the UN's sustainability agenda.
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UN Calls for Further Steps Toward "Sustainable Finance" in India
May 06, 2016
The UN Environment Programme has co-authored a report with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry calling for further steps in India to align the banking and financial industries with the UN's sustainability agenda, including through new financial regulation and boosting access to finance for climate-friendly projects.
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UN Appointees Seek Engagement to Advance Climate Agenda
May 05, 2016
The Washington Post reports that appointees by the UN Secretary-General to head the UN Environment Programme and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will seek to advance the UN's agenda on climate change and to strengthen global biodiversity protection through better engagement with the average person and the private sector.
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