International Organizations

  • Article Considers Indigenous Rights in International Deals

    October 25, 2016

    Risa Schwartz of the Centre for International Governance Innovation writes that judicial recognition that Canada's support for global instruments on indigenous rights means the country must consult with indigenous peoples when forming international environmental agreements could "transform," and complicate, the formation of such international deals.

  • OECD Calls for "Inclusive Growth" Policies in Cities

    October 25, 2016

    The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has released a report calling for more policy measures, including "housing allowances to make access to housing fairer" and linked transport and housing policies, to reduce economic inequality in urban areas.

  • OECD Official Pushes Economic Equality Measures

    October 25, 2016

    In remarks to the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Mari Kiviniemi called for governments to create "more inclusive societies where the benefits of growth are more equally shared” in order to address unemployment and slow productivity growth.

  • UN Agency Warns of Climate Impacts on Farming

    October 24, 2016

    The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has published a report calling for policymakers around the world to provide for the "rapid transformation" of agricultural systems to reduce poverty while combating the catastrophic effects of global warming.

  • Mayors Set up "Global Parliament" on Urban Challenges

    October 24, 2016

    Reuters reports that, prior to the UN's "Habitat III" conference in Ecuador, approximately 60 mayors from cities around the world have agreed to create what they call a "global parliament" to decide policy solutions to issues facing urban areas, including economic inequality, migration, affordable housing, and the impacts of climate change.

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