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Panels Agree to Ocean Monitoring for Global Governance
January 04, 2017
UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has agreed with other international bodies to create a "global ocean observing system" aimed at "building the knowledge base for improved global governance and for a healthy ocean" and gathering data for a future binding instrument on oceans under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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UNESCO Hosts Training on Climate Change Education
January 04, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently hosted an event in Senegal training teachers from around the world to develop a "school action plan on climate change" and advance the inclusion of curricula on the UN's agenda on global warming throughout their education systems.
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Global Bodies Push for Stronger NHRIs
January 04, 2017
A group of international organizations, including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the UN human rights office, and the Council of Europe, have issued a joint statement calling on countries to establish "strong and independent" national human rights institutions (NHRIs) to implement the global human rights agenda in their national contexts.
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Board Sticks with IMF Chief Despite Conviction
January 04, 2017
Reuters reports that, hours after her conviction by a French court on negligence charges for payouts she approved while she was the French finance minister, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board reaffirmed its confidence in IMF chief Christine Lagarde and permitted her to keep her post at the head of the organization.
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UN Management System Signals Efficiency Flaws
January 04, 2017
George Russell reports that UN officials are touting their progress on the long-planned development of an automated management system intended to improve accountability and cost-effectiveness at the UN that will be at least six years late and is coming in nearly 25 percent over budget.
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