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UN Pressures OAS Countries on Sustainability Agenda
November 26, 2014
At a recent conference, the UN Environment Programme and the Organization of American States ("OAS") signed a Memorandum of Understanding that commits OAS to use programs on environmental law to contribute to the UN's agenda on "sustainable development" and a green economy.
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UN Seeks to "Empower" Youth Through Sexual Rights
November 26, 2014
The UN Population Fund has released a report that calls for the weakening of parental consent laws and the granting of "sexual and reproductive health" rights, often interpreted as including abortion rights, to young people in order to help them realize their potential.
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Oxfam Expresses Concern at Climate Fund Contributions
November 26, 2014
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has indicated that it is unimpressed with the level of current contributions to the UN's Green Climate Fund, which seeks to redistribute billions of dollars from developed to developing countries in order to help them adjust to the effects of global warming.
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UN Resolution Calls for Government Respect of Online Privacy
November 26, 2014
The UN General Assembly's human rights committee has approved a resolution calling on governments to scale back their policies with regard to mass surveillance of online activity and to respect the privacy of digital data.
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G20 Appoints Global Monitors of Progress on Economy, Equality
November 19, 2014
The Group of 20 ("G20"), a forum for the countries with the 20 largest economies in the world, has tasked the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") and the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") to monitor its members' implementation of decisions on the economy and gender equality.
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