International Organizations

  • UN Agency Pushes Global "Rule of Law" Principles

    August 22, 2017

    The UN Development Programme's Annual Rule of Law Meeting in June highlighted UN efforts to support its comprehensive "sustainable development" agenda by advancing "rule of law" and global human rights principles in countries around the world, particularly through the work of its Global Focal Point on providing "rule of law assistance" in crisis situations.

  • US Cuts Global Climate Consulting Office

    August 22, 2017

    The New York Times reports that the Trump Administration recently eliminated the US Department of Energy's Office of International Climate and Technology, whose role was to prepare global meetings on clean energy and to provide advice to other countries on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with global climate change efforts.

  • OSCE Explains "Good Practices" in Lawmaking

    August 22, 2017

    The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights hosted a conference for policymakers, officials, and nongovernmental organizations in Warsaw in June explaining "good practices" in lawmaking and how to prevent "systemic shortcomings" that lead to legislation in violation of the global human rights agenda.

  • OSCE Pushes Global Standards on Political Finance in Georgia

    August 22, 2017

    The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights supported a conference in the Republic of Georgia in June on the effective regulation of money in politics "to ensure a level playing field for political parties" and candidates and on the creation of a "regional peer network" on the implementation of international standards on political finance.

  • 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."

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