Transnational Bodies

World Bank, ESA Use Satellites to Review SDG Progress

October 17, 2017

The World Bank Group is partnering with the European Space Agency (ESA) to use satellites to monitor countries' progress on a broad array of targets contained in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as part of the ESA's Earth Observation for Sustainable Development initiative.
NGO Seeks G20-Led Global Governance of Oceans

September 22, 2017

The nongovernmental organization Centre for International Governance Innovation has published a paper calling for the Group of 20 (G20) countries to initiate a "global ocean governance process" aimed at multilateral cooperation pushing for the "sustainability" of the world's oceans.
ISO Standard Aims to Increase Fuel Efficiency in Ships

September 19, 2017

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has introduced a new standard for the performance of hulls and propellers on ships in order to increase fuel efficiency and thus mitigate the environmental impact of the shipping industry.
OSCE Presents Electoral Critiques to US Officials

September 15, 2017

In July, representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) met with US government officials to present the OSCE's recommendations on electoral reforms in the wake of the 2016 US elections, including calls for expanding voting rights among convicted felons and for people residing in overseas US territories.
OSCE Report Critiques UK on Campaign Finance

September 14, 2017

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has released a report reviewing the UK’s last general election and calling for the implementation of campaign donation caps and greater campaign finance transparency.
G20, Excluding US, Issues Climate Action "Blueprint"

September 01, 2017

The New York Times reports that, referring to the "irreversible" nature of the UN's 2015 Paris climate deal, all Group of 20 countries (G20) other than the US issued a "detailed policy blueprint" at the organization's July summit in Hamburg on how they plan to fulfill their commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions under the deal.
OSCE Assembly Adopts Broad Global Guidelines

September 01, 2017

A declaration recently adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Minsk, Belarus, provides global, comprehensive recommendations for governments on issues ranging from climate change to terrorism and calls for the bolstering of the "human rights enforcement mechanisms" of the transnational security organization.
OSCE Guide Seeks "Gender-Sensitive Legislation"

September 01, 2017

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has released global guidance on "the development and implementation of gender-sensitive legislation" as part of the security organization's agenda on gender mainstreaming across society.
NGO Calls on G20 to Fix Economic Inequality

August 30, 2017

In the run-up to a meeting of the Group of 20 countries (G20) in Hamburg in July, Oxfam issued a press release calling on G20 leaders to adopt a "comprehensive plan to tackle inequality" and fix the "broken economic system" that has led to uneven wealth distributions around the world.
IMF Analysis Targets US Social, Environmental Policies

August 29, 2017

As part of its recommendations to maintain economic growth and "resilience" in the US, staff from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently advised US officials to impose a tax on carbon emissions, enhance "social assistance" programs at the federal and state levels, and prevent a roll-back in healthcare coverage granted under the Obama Administration.