Transnational Bodies

IMF Calls for Stronger EU Governance Framework

July 28, 2015

In a recent survey, the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") has called for strengthened EU governance and oversight, with less discretion among national governments in applying rules, in order to support the creation of "a single market in capital, transport, energy and the digital economy."
BRICS Seeks "Fairer Global Governance" with Development Bank

July 24, 2015

The BRICS group of countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - has announced the opening of its New Development Bank, which some observers say will serve as an alternative to Western financial institutions in contributing to a "fairer global governance system."
OSCE Holds Law-Enforcement Seminars on Religion and Hate Crimes

July 22, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") recently hosted two seminars in Ukraine on international standards for police officers and prosecutors to follow regarding how to properly respect the freedom of religion and belief and how to respond to alleged hate crimes.
OSCE Explores Political Party Reform in Ukraine

July 22, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") recently held a workshop in Ukraine on the relation of OSCE commitments and international standards to the transparency and accountability of political parties in the country.
Group Launches Sustainability Partnership at Development Conference

July 22, 2015

The World Economic Forum ("WEF") has announced that a group of international organizations, governments, and businesses, including WEF and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD"), launched at a recent global development conference an investment partnership that will seek to advance the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
ICC Chamber Overrules Prosecutor on Israel Decision

July 22, 2015

Elliott Abrams of the Council on Foreign Relations writes that the International Criminal Court ("ICC") "degraded itself" to the level of the anti-Israel UN Human Rights Council when its "Pre-Trial Chamber" overruled Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and told her to reconsider the case of a Turkish vessel attacked during an attempt to break the 2010 Israeli blockade of Gaza.
EU Organizes Joint Event with NHRIs

July 16, 2015

The European Commission recently organized a meeting of the regional networks of national human rights institutions ("NHRIs"), bodies charged with promoting and protecting human rights, in order to encourage international and regional cooperation among NHRIs with an eye toward the UN's sustainable development agenda and its impact on human rights.
OSCE Pushes Legal Human Rights Education in Ukraine

July 15, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") recently sponsored a summer school for professors in Ukraine discussing best practices in teaching legal and human rights concepts, including "practical implementation of human rights standards."
OSCE Warns of French Order to Delist Search Results

July 15, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic has warned that an order from the French data protection authority demanding that Google delist a set of search results on all of the website's domain names represents a threat to freedom of information.
Development Banks Commit $400 Billion for SDGs

July 15, 2015

A group of multilateral development banks has announced that it will extend over $400 billion in financing over the course of three years in order to help achieve the ambitious and extensive UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), to be adopted in September.