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Article Calls for Reassertion of WTO Relevance

October 05, 2016

Lamenting the complex "spaghetti bowl" of international trade agreements that bypass the World Trade Organization, Maria Panezi of the Centre for International Governance Innovation has called on the WTO to reassert itself by reviewing and, if necessary, taking legal action to promote transparency in these agreements.
AI Decries "Ineffective" UN Refugee Agreement

September 21, 2016

Amnesty International has criticized the "abject failure" of a recent UN summit in New York to resolve the global migration crisis, as Secretary General of the nongovernmental organization Salil Shetty blames "national self-interest" for the rejection of a binding deal that would have required countries to commit to taking in a certain number of refugees each year.
NGOs Seek NHRI Involvement in Rights Education

September 19, 2016

In a recent panel discussion at the UN Human Rights Council, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions called on countries to consult their national human rights institutions in implementing "human rights education" programs to teach children about the global human rights agenda.
NGOs Criticize German Efforts on UN Climate Deal

September 16, 2016

Sören Amelang writes that nongovernmental organizations are criticizing the German government's 30-year plan on climate change, announced at the 2015 UN summit in Paris on reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, for failing to include a firm deadline for a German "coal exit."
Paper Calls for Centralized Criteria for Crisis Lending

September 14, 2016

Beatrice Weder di Mauro of the Centre for International Governance Innovation writes that, as current president of the G-20 group of countries, the German government should work toward the establishment of harmonized criteria and requirements for access to the "global safety net" of international crisis lending.
NGOs Criticize Lack of G-20 Timeline on Climate

September 09, 2016

According to the website Climate Home, leaders from environmental groups are praising action at the recent summit of the G-20 group of countries in China on "green finance" initiatives to reduce global warming but are pushing for timelines in which countries must halt subsidies to fossil fuel producers.
Oxfam Seeks More Ambitious G-20 Agenda

September 07, 2016

The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has criticized the G-20 group of countries for what it calls insufficient progress at its recent summit in Hangzhou, China, in cracking down on corporate tax avoidance, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and immediately acting to resettle displaced refugees and migrants.
NGOs Seek Lawsuit to Delay Internet Transition

August 25, 2016

Think tank TechFreedom and a coalition of nongovernmental organizations have called for the US Congress to sue the White House to delay the transition of control of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") from the US to an international array of stakeholders, including some foreign governments accused of speech restrictions.
AI Criticizes Outcome of UN Refugee Meeting

August 10, 2016

Amnesty International has criticized governments for declining to place on the agenda of an upcoming UN summit on refugee resettlement an expansive "global compact" advocated by AI that would provide for the global governance of refugee distribution in countries around the world.
NGOs Seek Pledges Prior to UNHRC Elections

August 02, 2016

Showing the influence of activist organizations on national missions to the UN Human Rights Council, two nongovernmental organizations recently held a "pledging event" prior to UNHRC elections this autumn to pressure governments to make promises to advance elements of the global human rights agenda upon their election to the body.