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NGOs Propose Sustainability Review Mechanism
March 19, 2015
A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") has proposed a "robust global review mechanism" that would provide periodic recommendations to countries around the world on their progress in implementing the UN's post-2015 development agenda.
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UN Panel Calls for Referral of Syria Conflict to ICC
March 18, 2015
A report from the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, tasked with monitoring human rights violations related to the Syrian civil war, has called for the UN Security Council to refer these violations to the International Criminal Court ("ICC").
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UNESCO Spreads Agenda Through Bulgarian News Agency
March 18, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has signed an agreement with the Bulgarian News Agency to cooperate on disseminating UNESCO's message of "peace, tolerance and sustainability."
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EU Commissioner Highlights "Alliance" with UNESCO
March 18, 2015
EU Commissioner Tibor Navracsics has recently emphasized a "strategic alliance" between the European Commission and the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") in promoting an agenda on citizenship education and culture.
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UN Panel Emphasizes "Sexual and Reproductive" Rights
March 18, 2015
At a UN panel during the annual Commission on the Status of Women, participants called for countries to recognize and attain "the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health" rights, often interpreted to include abortion rights.
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