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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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ILO Signs Governments to "Social Justice" Pledge
January 04, 2017
At a recent meeting hosted by the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO) in Bali, Indonesia, governments officials, workers, and employer organizations from Asia and the Pacific pledged to implement global labor standards to advance the ILO's agenda of "inclusive growth, social justice and decent work."
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Dutch Officials Take Steps Toward Mandatory CSR
January 04, 2017
The nongovernmental organization MVO Platform reports ona two-step Dutch government plan to advance acceptance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives among Dutch businesses, first by signing agreements with businesses to promote CSR in their international activities, then mandating the acceptance of these agreements across entire industrial sectors.
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