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US Declines to Appoint Envoy to UN Body on Discrimination
April 30, 2019
Politico reports that the Trump Administration has decided not to appoint a representative to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a human rights treaty body charged with reviewing the global impacts of racial discrimination on rights.
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OECD Calls for Greener Growth in China
April 30, 2019
In a recent economic survey showing the intergovernmental organization’s commitment to the UN’s social and environmental agenda, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) called on China to “ensure that future growth is sustainable, greener and more inclusive.”
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EU Institutions Seek Latin American Cooperation on Global Governance
April 30, 2019
The European Commission and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have issued a joint communication identifying their goals for cooperation with Latin American and Caribbean countries, including “climate resilience,” “fair taxation,” and strengthening global governance institutions.
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Article Calls for “Green New Deal” at Global Level
April 29, 2019
Richard Kozul-Wright of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Professor Kevin Gallagher of Boston University call for the development of a “global Green New Deal” that “recalibrates” global rules to focus on stability, prosperity, and “environmental sustainability.”
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Experts: ICC Retreat from US Case Raises Red Flags
April 29, 2019
Brett Schaefer and Cully Stimson of the Heritage Foundation explain how the decision of a chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) not to pursue investigations of US service members for conduct in Afghanistan is a short-term vindication of US pressure on the ICC but “does not resolve the fundamental conflict” with the institution.
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