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OECD Official Pushes Economic Equality Measures
October 25, 2016
In remarks to the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Mari Kiviniemi called for governments to create "more inclusive societies where the benefits of growth are more equally shared” in order to address unemployment and slow productivity growth.
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UN Agency Warns of Climate Impacts on Farming
October 24, 2016
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has published a report calling for policymakers around the world to provide for the "rapid transformation" of agricultural systems to reduce poverty while combating the catastrophic effects of global warming.
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Mayors Set up "Global Parliament" on Urban Challenges
October 24, 2016
Reuters reports that, prior to the UN's "Habitat III" conference in Ecuador, approximately 60 mayors from cities around the world have agreed to create what they call a "global parliament" to decide policy solutions to issues facing urban areas, including economic inequality, migration, affordable housing, and the impacts of climate change.
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BRICS Explores Establishment of Credit-Rating Agency
October 24, 2016
Complaining of low sovereign credit scores by US-based rating agencies, officials from the BRICS group of countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - have pledged to explore the establishment of a BRICS credit-rating agency, built "on the principles of fairness and equity," to advance the group's efforts in the global governance of finance.
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Governments Tighten Global Controls on Greenhouse Gases
October 20, 2016
Government officials meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, have agreed to amend the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to tighten restrictions on hydrofluorocarbons, greenhouse gas emissions produced by chemicals in air conditioners and refrigerators, with "developed" countries responsible for much of the early reduction.
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