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NGO Paper Critiques Proposal for Global Environmental Pact
June 03, 2019
A paper published by the Centre for International Governance Innovation critiques the proposal for an all-encompassing, French-promulgated Global Pact for the Environment, warning that such top-down and comprehensive approaches are not necessarily the most effective tools for gaining acceptance of global environmental action.
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NGOs Force FIFA’s Hand on Expansion of 2022 World Cup
June 03, 2019
Human Rights Watch has published a press release celebrating the International Federation of Association Football’s (FIFA) decision to halt plans to expand its 2022 World Cup tournament beyond Qatar to neighboring countries following an activist campaign declaring such a move inconsistent with FIFA’s human rights commitments.
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UNESCO: Digital Voice Assistants Highlight Tech Bias Against Women
June 03, 2019
A recent publication from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) argues that the “gendered submissiveness and servility” of digital voice assistants with female voices illustrates bias in the tech industry and calls for, among other changes, discouragement by such “assistants” of “gender-based insults and abusive language.”
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WHO Wins Trans Fat Commitment from Trade Group
June 03, 2019
In May, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated a commitment from the International Food and Beverage Alliance trade association to adopt a WHO target to remove all industrially produced trans fat products from the world’s food supply by 2023.
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World Bank Launches $50 Million “Climate-Smart” Mining Fund
June 03, 2019
In May, the World Bank established a Climate-Smart Mining Facility trust fund seeking $50 million to promote a climate-friendly mining regulatory framework in developing countries and seek to ensure mining companies are “managed in a way that minimizes [their] environmental and climate footprint.”
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