Transnational Bodies

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."
UfM, OECD Agree to Promote "Sustainability"

February 01, 2018

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have signed an agreement to promote the social and environmental goals of the global "sustainable development" agenda in the Southern Mediterranean region.
Article: Businesses Have Duty to Promote Civic Rights

February 01, 2018

On the eve of the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a coalition of business leaders called the B Team published an article calling for businesses to accept more responsibility to pressure governments to respect civic rights such as freedom of speech and assembly.
Haass: WEF Leaders Could Learn from Trump's Message

January 31, 2018

Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations points to lessons US President Donald Trump and other world leaders attending last week's World Economic Forum (WEF) could learn from each other, with a balance between President Trump's message of enhanced national sovereignty and a recognition that the US must help other countries shape globalization.
OECD Calls on US to Solve Issues with Ageing Workforce

January 31, 2018

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has produced a study calling on US lawmakers to adopt a "comprehensive policy approach" to the problem of unemployment and low income among American seniors, including by pressuring US firms to hire older workers and by "retraining and upskilling" workers throughout their lives.
Leaders at WEF Praise Chinese Global Governance Vision

January 30, 2018

Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports that UN and other world leaders at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, have lined up behind the vision of global governance promoted by President Xi Jinping at last year's WEF - in favor of an "open global economy" and an international system based on "equality, fairness and inclusiveness."
TPP Deal Advances Without US

January 29, 2018

Bloomberg reports that 11 members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, from which the US withdrew upon the arrival of the Trump Administration, have decided to proceed with a revised version of the agreement that will bind these countries in areas ranging from labor rights to culture to intellectual property.
WEF Launches "Sustainability" Index for Economic Performance

January 29, 2018

The World Economic Forum, warning that governments' focus on increasing gross domestic product (GDP) has contributed to "inequality and short-termism," has released its Inclusive Development Index as a metric for economic performance that includes factors such as living standards, "equity," and "sustainability" along with growth.
WEF Seeks Recognition of Broad Rights Agenda in Europe

January 29, 2018

The World Economic Forum has published a paper called New Concept for Europe in which it calls for leaders in EU institutions and national European governments to adopt a broad interpretation of the global human rights agenda, including by allowing minors to vote and recognizing a "universal right to learn," and to create a regional "European Security Force."