International Organizations

  • OSCE Declaration Covers Climate, Migrant Rights

    July 13, 2016

    The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly recently adopted a wide-ranging 2016 Tbilisi Declaration, which includes calls for governments to implement the UN deal on limiting greenhouse gas emissions and to work toward an "inclusive approach" toward mass migration.

  • UN Agents Warn of Economic Focus in "Urban Agenda"

    July 13, 2016

    A group of UN special rapporteurs and independent experts has warned that the focus of the UN's "New Urban Agenda," a development agenda for cities around the world, neglects economic and social human rights in favor of "unrestrained urban economic growth."

  • UN Launches Ad Initiative Publicizing SDGs

    July 12, 2016

    At a recent International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on advertising and communications professionals to partner with the UN to publicize the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a comprehensive set of development and environmental targets to be achieved by the year 2030.

  • India Considers Broad Climate Law Under UN Deal

    July 12, 2016

    The Economic Times reports that the Indian Prime Minister's Executive Committee on Climate Change has considered speedy and comprehensive implementation of the country's pledges under the UN climate agreement through an "umbrella law" that would set out legislative changes combating global warming across all government ministries and sectors.

  • Mayors Coalition Advances UN Climate Deal

    July 12, 2016

    Mayors from over 7,100 cities in 119 countries have signed on to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in order to exchange information on local efforts to combat climate change and implement the UN climate deal agreed in Paris last year.

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