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Official Seeks Role in Advancing UN "Sustainability" Agenda
April 18, 2016
President of the UN Economic and Social Council ("ECOSOC") Oh Joon has called for stakeholders to use ECOSOC's Development Cooperation Forum as a vehicle to advance the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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WHO Calls for Government Action on Diabetes Prevention
April 15, 2016
The UN's World Health Organization ("WHO") has called on governments to fulfill their commitments under the UN Sustainable Development Goals to reduce diabetes in part by promoting "healthy choices" and lifestyles among their citizens.
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UN Seeks Expanded Gender Statistics Reporting for SDGs
April 15, 2016
A press release from UN Women examines how the agency is supporting the increased capacity of countries and others to measure "gender statistics," including on "sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights," to determine how best to achieve the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") by 2030.
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European Diplomats Seek Stricter Airline Emissions Deal
April 15, 2016
The Guardian reports that European diplomats and activists are criticizing a draft plan from the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization to cut global airline emissions to counter climate change for lack of ambition and are calling for a new deal that would provide for "carbon neutral growth after 2020."
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UN Agent Calls Strict Abortion Laws Torture
April 14, 2016
Stefano Gennarini writes that UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez's recent report declaring that strict abortion laws should be considered to be "torture or ill-treatment" highlights the UN's comprehensive approach to expanding the interpretation of UN treaties and other instruments to include a human right to abortion.
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