Transnational Bodies

WEF Summit Pushes Industry Action on SDGs

November 20, 2017

In September, the World Economic Forum (WEF) hosted a Sustainable Development Impact Summit in New York to emphasize the need for "partnerships" between governments and industry to achieve the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and further the goals of the UN's Paris climate deal.
Davidson: Trump Is "Dismantling" Global Governance Bodies

November 15, 2017

Adam Davidson of The New Yorker highlights the discomfort of multilateralists toward the Trump Administration's agenda of a foreign policy based in nationalism, signaled in its withdrawal of the US from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a program requiring the disclosure of oil, gas, and mining payments to governments around the world.
BRICS Group Seeks "Equitable" Global Governance

October 20, 2017

The Associated Press reports that, in a statement following the organization's recent summit in China, the BRICS group of countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - called for reform at the UN to make its institutions more representative and a new version of global economic governance that leads to "a more just and equitable international order."
BRICS Becomes Global Governance Heavyweight

October 20, 2017

Alyssa Ayres of the Council on Foreign Relations describes the rise of the BRICS grouping of countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - into a major global governance player that advocates for broader representation in international organizations but fails to tackle issues that may produce conflict between its often-competing members.
Palestine Receives Initial Approval as Interpol Member

October 20, 2017

The Palestinian Authority is seeking membership in the International Police Organization (Interpol) and has received initial approval by the organization’s Executive Committee despite US and Israeli opposition.
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.