Transnational Bodies

WEF Panel Pushes ASEAN Integration, Safety Nets

August 07, 2017

Speakers on a panel at a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Cambodia on the future of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called for a combination of regional economic integration and "social safety nets" to open up free trade while dealing with the negative impacts of globalization.
Paper: G20 Must Prepare for "Climate Refugee" Crisis

August 07, 2017

The Centre for International Governance Innovation has published a paper pushing leaders of the Group of 20 countries (G20) to pursue law and policy reforms within the global governance system to prepare for the resettlement of massive numbers of "climate refugees" who will be forced to leave their homes due to global warming.
NATO Official Warns of Climate as Security Threat

August 03, 2017

The Independent reports that, in the lead-up to US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the UN's Paris climate agreement, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) supreme allied commander for transformation General Denis Mercier warned that the US's departure from the deal would pose a "global security threat."
OSCE Supports "Human Rights Education" in Tajikistan

August 03, 2017

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently supported a training course in Tajikistan in which "human rights trainers" from Belarus taught civil society activists how to teach school children about the global human rights agenda.
OSCE Supports "Environmental Awareness" Textbook

August 03, 2017

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has demonstrated its continuing focus on promoting the global environmentalist movement by supporting the publication of a textbook in Kazakhstan seeking to enhance "environmental awareness" among students.
World Bank Hosts Climate Finance "Innovation" Meeting

August 03, 2017

In May, the World Bank Group partnered with the governments of Spain and Germany to host an "Innovate4Climate Finance and Markets Week" in Barcelona gathering representatives from the public and private sectors to discuss how to push more investments toward projects whose aim is to mitigate the impacts of global warming.
Tokyo Olympics Organizers Agree to ILO Labor Standards

August 03, 2017

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the organizing committee for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have signed a partnership agreement under which the organizers of the Games will ensure that their suppliers and contractors follow global standards for "socially responsible labour practices" in preparing for the event.
Businesses Pledge Carbon "Pricing" at Coalition Meeting

August 03, 2017

At a recent High Level Assembly of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition convened by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), business leaders made pledges to help fulfill the global agenda on combating climate change by factoring into their operations and investments the perceived cost of greenhouse gas emissions.
G20 Seeks Redistribution to Prevent Catastrophe

August 01, 2017

An article published by the World Economic Forum in the lead-up to its May meeting in South Africa highlights a launch by the Group of 20 countries (G20) of a "Compact with Africa" infrastructure program to try to reduce the "wealth gap" between Africa and other continents, an issue G20 leaders identify as a source of mass migration and terrorism.
IMF Highlights Support for SDG Implementation

July 26, 2017

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a review explaining how its country-specific advice aligns with targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on issues ranging from economic inequality to women's rights to combating climate change.