Transnational Bodies

Paper Proposes New Global Governance Model for Refugees

June 04, 2019

Two academics have offered a proposal for a “regime-wide governance model” to handle global refugee issues that includes “authoritative and legitimate monitoring, enforcement and accountability mechanisms” to force governments to comply with transnational refugee policies.
Latin American Countries Criticize IACHR Overreach

May 30, 2019

In April, five governments of Latin American countries presented a declaration to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) warning that the Commission and related bodies are intruding on national sovereignty to implement their evolving conception of the global human rights agenda in the Americas.
OSCE Delegation Observes Climate “Security Risks”

May 29, 2019

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly recently sent a delegation to the Arctic to observe the “security risks” posed by global warming throughout the OSCE region.
Officials Launch Coalition for Climate-Friendly Finance Policy

May 01, 2019

A group of national officials participating in the World Bank Group’s and International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Spring Meetings launched a Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action pledging to advance financial policies for “low-carbon and climate-resilient growth” in line with their commitments under the UN’s Paris climate deal.
South Korea Supports World Bank SDG Initiative

May 01, 2019

The South Korean government recently announced a $900,000 contribution to the World Bank Group’s Partnership Fund for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to support the institution’s Acceleration Toolbox pressing countries to commit to further action to achieve the comprehensive social and environmental targets of the SDGs.
OECD Calls for Greener Growth in China

April 30, 2019

In a recent economic survey showing the intergovernmental organization’s commitment to the UN’s social and environmental agenda, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) called on China to “ensure that future growth is sustainable, greener and more inclusive.”
EU Institutions Seek Latin American Cooperation on Global Governance

April 30, 2019

The European Commission and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have issued a joint communication identifying their goals for cooperation with Latin American and Caribbean countries, including “climate resilience,” “fair taxation,” and strengthening global governance institutions.
Article Calls for “Green New Deal” at Global Level

April 29, 2019

Richard Kozul-Wright of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Professor Kevin Gallagher of Boston University call for the development of a “global Green New Deal” that “recalibrates” global rules to focus on stability, prosperity, and “environmental sustainability.”
Experts: ICC Retreat from US Case Raises Red Flags

April 29, 2019

Brett Schaefer and Cully Stimson of the Heritage Foundation explain how the decision of a chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) not to pursue investigations of US service members for conduct in Afghanistan is a short-term vindication of US pressure on the ICC but “does not resolve the fundamental conflict” with the institution.
WEF Seeks “Operating System” Upgrade in Global Governance

April 26, 2019

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published a white paper calling for governments around the world to confront the challenges of what it calls “Globalization 4.0” by launching a new global governance architecture that moves past the current UN and Bretton Woods system in encouraging intergovernmental cooperation.