Transnational Bodies

OECD Toolkit Pushes States to Redefine Gender Roles

April 12, 2018

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a toolkit aiming to pressure governments, legislators, and judges to create "gender-sensitive public policies and services," including quotas, as part of an effort "to lead culture change across society to finally address the entrenched gender roles and behaviours."
OSCE Promotes "Circular Economy" in Serbia

March 29, 2018

Highlighting the security organization's growing embrace of the international environmental agenda, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently organized a workshop in Serbia on the country's promotion of resource efficiency through the development of a "circular economy."
OECD Chief Seeks Use of Global Forum on Steel Disputes

March 26, 2018

Following the announcement of US plans to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurría called on steel-producing countries to use the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity as a "cooperative" avenue for resolving disputes over steel production and trade.
OECD Calls on Chile to Use Social Spending to Reduce Inequality

March 23, 2018

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has called on the Chilean government to take advantage of a favorable outlook on economic growth to address its "persistently high" economic inequality through wealth-transfer programs and higher social spending.
OSCE Official Opposes Polish Law on Holocaust

February 15, 2018

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir has warned Poland that legislation criminalizing statements that the Polish nation was complicit in the Holocaust constitutes a disproportionate restriction of the freedom of expression, arguing that "history is a matter of independent academic research and of free discussion, not of judiciary decision."
IMF Official Explains Embrace of Climate Agenda

February 15, 2018

In a recent interview, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Zhang Tao explained the extent to which the IMF has embraced the climate-change agenda in its decisions on global funding of development projects, justifying the focus by referring to the potential catastrophic impacts of climate change on the economy.
IACHR Hears Case on Use of Presidential Pardon

February 07, 2018

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) held a hearing last week to determine whether the current Peruvian President's pardon, on humanitarian grounds, of former President Alberto Fujimori would lead to impunity for serious human rights abuses and would therefore violate the rights of his victims.
Academics: Chinese Initiative Calls for New Global Dispute Regime

February 06, 2018

He Quanlin and Chen Xiaochen of Renmin University of China call for Chinese authorities to establish a new, global dispute settlement regime, "contributing to global governance," for disputes arising out of the country's massive investments in a Belt & Road initiative connecting the infrastructure of the Eurasian region.
WEF Establishes Global Cybersecurity Organization

February 01, 2018

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has established an autonomous organization called the Global Centre for Cybersecurity that will serve as an international platform for discussion on cybersecurity protection and as a library for "best practices" in cybersecurity policies.
OECD, ILO Promote Principles of Migrant Integration

February 01, 2018

A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) calls for governments of developing countries to implement policies that increase the positive impact of migrants on public revenue and the economy by promoting integration and "providing more legal pathways to labour migrants."