Transnational Bodies

OSCE Hosts Conference on Diversity in Ukraine

August 22, 2017

The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities organized a conference in Ukraine in June pushing government officials in the country to implement global standards on the treatment of national minorities and to discuss how to "implement policies that facilitate the integration of diverse societies."
OECD Applauds Belgium's "Redistributive Welfare State"

August 21, 2017

A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) points to Belgium's "redistributive welfare state" as an important factor in the country's economic growth and calls on the Belgian government to commit to more active policies remedying labor-market disparities based on age and migrant status.
OECD Warns of Slow Global Progress on "Green Growth"

August 18, 2017

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a report in June rating countries on their policies promoting "green growth" and asserting that governments have moved too slowly in their efforts "to fully disconnect economic growth from fossil fuel use and pollutant emissions" to comply with the global climate agenda.
OSCE Conference Promotes "Gender Mainstreaming"

August 18, 2017

Highlighting its efforts to advance "gender mainstreaming" across all government policy areas, the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently hosted a Gender Equality Review Conference in Vienna promoting "systematic and concrete action" to ensure that "women and men are fully equal in all spheres of life."
WEF Pushes Government Clean Energy Investment

August 17, 2017

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced its support of the work of the "Mission Innovation" initiative, under which 22 governments and the EU pledged to double government "sustainable energy" investments by the year 2021, as part of WEF's efforts "to accelerate global clean energy innovation to address climate change."
ISO Resource Helps Companies Implement "Social Responsibility"

August 15, 2017

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a new publication designed to help companies and other organizations “integrate social responsibility into their business” by creating a consistent approach to social issues across their management systems.
OSCE, CoE Create Rules on Administrative Detention of Migrants

August 14, 2017

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe (CoE) recently hosted a meeting of representatives from National Preventive Mechanisms, bodies charged with monitoring the implementation of international anti-torture law, to formulate European rules on the use of administrative detention on migrants.
OSCE Convenes NHRIs to Discuss Global Rights, SDGs

August 14, 2017

At the 2017 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Academy, hosted by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Network of NHRI in Poland, NHRI participants explored how they can help implement the global human rights agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their respective countries.
OECD Offers Opinions on Tax, Wealth Redistribution

August 11, 2017

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has produced a report highlighting the organization's continued intervention into areas like taxation and social protection that have traditionally been the areas of domestic policy choices, urging countries around the world to enhance progressive taxation and redistribute wealth to reduce economic inequality.
BRICS Summit Focuses on Global Governance

August 09, 2017

Chinese news service Xinhua reports that the ninth annual summit of the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - in Xiamen, China, is expected to promote an increased role in global governance for the bloc as well as increased globalization through multilateral trade.