Transnational Bodies

Economist Calls for Creation of World Carbon Bank

July 24, 2019

Harvard economics professor Kenneth Rogoff calls for the creation of a World Carbon Bank that would transfer funding and energy technology from rich countries to developing countries to help limit the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change.
OSCE Dialogue Focuses on Environmental Cooperation

July 23, 2019

Demonstrating the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) increasing embrace of an environmental element in security policy, the OSCE recently hosted a discussion among governments on how economic and environmental cooperation can be a key driver in conflict prevention.
World Bank Funds “Climate Resilience” in India

July 10, 2019

Highlighting the global development institution’s expanding focus on protecting developing countries from the impacts of climate change, the World Bank has agreed to a $250-million loan to provide for “climate resilience” programs in the Indian state of Kerala.
World Bank Identifies $43.1 Billion in MDB Climate Finance

June 19, 2019

A press release from the World Bank highlights the growth of “climate finance” by multilateral development banks (MDBs), reporting a 2018 figure of $43.1 billion in such funding for projects with the aim of combating climate change and limiting risks posed by global warming in developing countries.
OECD Warns of Uptick in Fossil Fuel Subsidies

June 19, 2019

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a report expressing alarm regarding its finding of an uptick around the world in government incentives for fossil fuel companies, warning of the impact of oil and gas consumption on climate change.
OSCE Partners on Economic, Social Rights Training for NHRIs

June 12, 2019

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) recently hosted a program training NHRI participants to monitor economic and social rights, such as the rights to housing, education, and work, in their countries.
Committee Chair: OSCE Must Promote SDGs to Advance Security

June 05, 2019

The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s economic and environmental committee Nilza de Sena has called for the OSCE to promote the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental targets contained in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a means to advance security across Europe.
OSCE Office Reviews Draft Austrian Law on Online “Responsibility”

June 05, 2019

In a recent legal review of a draft Austrian Law on Diligence and Responsibility Online, the Office of the Media Freedom Representative of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) expressed concern with potential chilling effects of mandates on service providers to perform “quasi-law-enforcement” functions with regard to content.
IMF Reviews Contributions to SDG Agenda

June 05, 2019

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently reviewed the implementation of IMF commitments to help fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), finding in several areas, such as engagement with countries on climate change, that the institution had delivered on key SDG issues.
Lawyers File ICC Complaint over EU Migration Policies

June 04, 2019

A group of lawyers has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling on the body to open a case against leaders in the EU over their handling of African migrants, blaming European officials for “triggering” the migrant crisis and perpetrating a “lethal and organized attack” against civilians.