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UK Criticizes UN Agent's Comments on Bill of Rights Plans
October 05, 2015
UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab has criticized as "irresponsible" comments from the UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Méndez calling a yet-to-be-released proposal for a British Bill of Rights "dangerous and pernicious."
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UN Seeks "Sustainability" Lessons in Journalism Education
October 02, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has released a report on how to integrate the UN's "sustainable development" agenda in the education of journalists around the world.
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UN Agent Criticizes World Bank Approach to Human Rights
October 02, 2015
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston has criticized the World Bank for failing to integrate the UN human rights agenda into its project funding, calling the institution's approach to human rights outdated and politically motivated.
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UNESCO Seeks Climate Response to Terrorism
October 02, 2015
Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") Irina Bokova has called for governments to take into account the influence of global warming in the rise of such terrorist groups as Boko Haram as they prepare for climate negotiations in Paris in December.
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UN Pushes Integration of SDGs in National Systems
September 30, 2015
The UN Development Group has announced that it is pushing for the implementation of the recently adopted UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), which call for ending poverty and limiting inequality and climate change by 2030, by seeking their integration into "national and local strategies, plans, and budgets."
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