International Organizations

  • WEF, Business Initiative Targets Gender Bias

    February 05, 2018

    The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced that the Global Shapers Community youth network and consumer products company Procter & Gamble recently launched an initiative consisting of a social media campaign and support for grassroots efforts aimed broadly at advancing gender equality and "breaking stereotypes."

  • UNESCO Supports Flashcards for SDG Promotion

    February 02, 2018

    The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has partnered with the nongovernmental organization Gaia Education to create a set of flashcards as a tool to promote "mass global participation" in the achievement of the comprehensive UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • UN, WTO Launch Initiative on Climate-Friendly Trade

    February 02, 2018

    The UN Environment Programme and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have agreed to launch a "joint dialogue" on how to make trade and environmental policies "mutually supportive" in line with the UN's agenda on combating climate change and on promoting "sustainable development."

  • WEF Establishes Global Cybersecurity Organization

    February 01, 2018

    The World Economic Forum (WEF) has established an autonomous organization called the Global Centre for Cybersecurity that will serve as an international platform for discussion on cybersecurity protection and as a library for "best practices" in cybersecurity policies.

  • OECD, ILO Promote Principles of Migrant Integration

    February 01, 2018

    A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) calls for governments of developing countries to implement policies that increase the positive impact of migrants on public revenue and the economy by promoting integration and "providing more legal pathways to labour migrants."

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