Transnational Bodies

Observer Calls for BRICS Global Governance Leadership

October 19, 2017

Paul Steele of the International Institute for Environment and Development calls on the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - to ramp up their "outward-looking development and environment agendas" to help build institutions of global governance that lead to a "fairer, more sustainable world."
OSCE Official Criticizes Trump's Media Insults

October 19, 2017

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir recently sent a letter to the US Secretary of State calling on the US government, and in particular President Donald Trump, to refrain from "attacks on the media," as such attacks "degrade the essential role the media plays in every democratic society."
OSCE Trains Teachers on Gender Mainstreaming

October 17, 2017

As part of the regional security organization's promotion of "gender mainstreaming" in areas such as education, journalism, and lawmaking, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently hosted a seminar in Moldova training teachers from vocational schools how to implement "gender-sensitive teaching techniques" to further women's rights.
World Bank, ESA Use Satellites to Review SDG Progress

October 17, 2017

The World Bank Group is partnering with the European Space Agency (ESA) to use satellites to monitor countries' progress on a broad array of targets contained in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as part of the ESA's Earth Observation for Sustainable Development initiative.
NGO Seeks G20-Led Global Governance of Oceans

September 22, 2017

The nongovernmental organization Centre for International Governance Innovation has published a paper calling for the Group of 20 (G20) countries to initiate a "global ocean governance process" aimed at multilateral cooperation pushing for the "sustainability" of the world's oceans.
OSCE Presents Electoral Critiques to US Officials

September 15, 2017

In July, representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) met with US government officials to present the OSCE's recommendations on electoral reforms in the wake of the 2016 US elections, including calls for expanding voting rights among convicted felons and for people residing in overseas US territories.
OSCE Report Critiques UK on Campaign Finance

September 14, 2017

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has released a report reviewing the UK’s last general election and calling for the implementation of campaign donation caps and greater campaign finance transparency.
G20, Excluding US, Issues Climate Action "Blueprint"

September 01, 2017

The New York Times reports that, referring to the "irreversible" nature of the UN's 2015 Paris climate deal, all Group of 20 countries (G20) other than the US issued a "detailed policy blueprint" at the organization's July summit in Hamburg on how they plan to fulfill their commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions under the deal.
OSCE Assembly Adopts Broad Global Guidelines

September 01, 2017

A declaration recently adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Minsk, Belarus, provides global, comprehensive recommendations for governments on issues ranging from climate change to terrorism and calls for the bolstering of the "human rights enforcement mechanisms" of the transnational security organization.
OSCE Guide Seeks "Gender-Sensitive Legislation"

September 01, 2017

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has released global guidance on "the development and implementation of gender-sensitive legislation" as part of the security organization's agenda on gender mainstreaming across society.