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UN Official: SDGs Can "Reinvigorate" Global Governance
February 24, 2017
At the World Government Summit organized by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai, Administrator of the UN Development Programme Helen Clarke explored ways in which the UN can "reinvigorate" global governance, pinpointing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a chance to expand "the legitimacy and credibility of the multilateral system."
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UN Aims for Gender-Sensitive Global Legal Framework
February 24, 2017
In a recent interview, Begoña Lasagabaster of UN Women explains how the new UN initiative Roadmap for Substantive Equality: 2030 will advance global efforts "to repeal and amend all laws that discriminate against women and girls" and support "gender-sensitive" laws, including on equal pay and paid maternity leave, that comply with the global human rights agenda.
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British Peers Seek Post-Brexit UK Climate Body
February 24, 2017
The BBC reports that a committee of the UK House of Lords has called for the establishment of an "independent enforcement mechanism" to monitor British fulfillment of the global climate change agenda following its departure from the EU, which currently enforces the country's adherence to greenhouse gas emissions standards.
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Nigeria Looks to "Green Bonds" for Climate Finance
February 24, 2017
At a recent workshop on climate finance in Nigeria at which a World Bank official predicted the country would need $140 billion to achieve greenhouse gas commitments it made as part of the UN's Paris climate deal, Nigerian environment minister Ibrahim Usman Jibril revealed his government's plans to introduce "green bonds" to fund the country's climate pledge.
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UN Meeting Seeks "Women's Empowerment" Policies
February 24, 2017
In consultations on the agenda of the 61st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Latin American and Caribbean government officials agreed to a "Declaration of Panama" committing them to "women's economic empowerment," including raising the minimum wage and establishing a mechanism monitoring the enforcement of equal pay measures.
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