Transnational Bodies

Slovenian Ex-President Highlights G-20's Social Agenda

September 07, 2016

In an interview with the Chinese state press agency, former Slovenian President Dr. Danilo Turk calls for the G-20 group of countries, in addition to stimulating global economic growth, to continue work toward the UN's comprehensive "sustainable development" agenda at a conference in Hangzhou, China.
Experts Warn of ICANN Unaccountability

August 29, 2016

Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation and Paul Rosenzweig of Red Branch Consulting LLP call for the US to provide for a test period during which authorities can review the transition of oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers from the US government to a global, multistakeholder group they say provides few checks upon ICANN leaders.
Academic Pushes Reduced Role for Global Governance

August 25, 2016

Professor Dani Rodrik of Harvard University argues that, in a world where economic policy decisions still have primarily domestic impacts, governments should use global governance as a limited tool to promote transparent and representative democracies rather than as a mechanism to advance certain domestic policy outcomes.
Development Banks Ramp up "Climate Finance"

August 10, 2016

The six largest multilateral development banks, including the World Bank Group, have announced that they advanced a total of $81 billion during 2015 in funding to counter climate change and adapt to its future impacts.
US Seeks British Trade Deal to Advance TTIP

August 08, 2016

The Guardian reports that US officials are moving toward talks with their UK counterparts on forming a post-Brexit, bilateral free trade deal in an effort to motivate EU member states to advance stalled negotiations over a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the US.
IMF Seeks Gender-Driven Fiscal Policies

August 03, 2016

The International Monetary Fund has published a report that encourages governments to adopt "gender budgeting" policies, which use tax and spending to promote the broad aims of gender equality and women's development, and reviews the extent to which countries use these policies to promote gender equality around the world.
Watchdog Warns of Politics in IMF Bailouts

July 29, 2016

The Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund has published a report warning that politics played a role in the terms the IMF offered to bail out Greece, Ireland, and Portugal during the European financial crisis and calling for procedures to shield IMF analysis from political intervention in the future.
Countries Propose Bolstered Migration Role for OSCE

July 27, 2016

At a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Permanent Council in Vienna, countries developed proposals for the OSCE's future contribution to the global governance of international migration flows.
WTO Warns of Restrictive Trade Measures

July 27, 2016

In a recent report, World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo describes a global increase in "trade-restrictive measures" and warns countries against trade barriers that could contribute to lower job growth and slower economic activity.
OECD Seeks Strengthened Chilean Climate Policy

July 27, 2016

In its Environmental Performance Review of Chile, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development calls upon the country to develop a stronger climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by increasing its rate of carbon taxation.