International Organizations

  • UN Criticizes Budget-Balancing Measures During Crisis

    November 19, 2014

    The UN's International Labour Organization has produced a report blaming the reduction of national spending on social programs for exacerbating the results of the recent financial crisis and calling on countries to expand redistribution programs in order to tackle income inequality.

  • UN Seeks to Phase out "Inefficient" Lighting

    November 19, 2014

    The UN Environment Programme's recent Global Efficient Lighting Forum called on countries around the world to implement a "global rapid transition" to energy-efficient lighting in order to prevent global warming.

  • Facing Economic Malaise, G20 Seeks Climate Change Action

    November 19, 2014

    Despite pressure from Australia to focus on bolstering global economic growth at a recent summit, the Group of 20 ("G20"), a forum for the countries with the 20 largest economies in the world, issued a declaration calling for governments to take "strong and effective action" on global warming.

  • WEF Announces New Platform for Global Financial Cooperation

    November 19, 2014

    The World Economic Forum ("WEF") has announced a new initiative on global financial issues that will provide a platform for international organizations, governments, and others to promote greater international cooperation on and global governance of the world's financial system.

  • HRW Criticizes Limited U.S. Shift on UN Torture Treaty

    November 19, 2014

    Human Rights Watch ("HRW") has criticized the Obama Administration, which has expanded its interpretation of the UN Convention Against Torture, for not fully adopting the UN Committee Against Torture's position that the treaty applies in any area of the world where the U.S. has "effective control."

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