International Organizations

  • Essay Outlines Multi-Tiered OECD Role in Global Governance

    November 30, 2016

    An essay by former Director of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ron Gass explores the broad and multi-tiered role - from international to local policy - he envisions for the OECD in the future of global governance and implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

  • UN Uses Urban Initiatives to Advance Climate Agenda

    November 30, 2016

    Officials participating in the recent UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, highlighted transnational urban initiatives, such as the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and a tool launched at the conference that observers will use to monitor cities' climate "adaptation commitments," established to fulfill the UN's "sustainability" agenda.

  • UN Seeks National Laws on Resources in Conflicts

    November 30, 2016

    The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has published an article outlining efforts by UN bodies, led by the Environment Assembly and the International Law Commission, to push governments to implement national policies protecting natural resources in the event of "conflict situations."

  • UNESCO Promotes Climate Curricula in Schools

    November 30, 2016

    During the proceedings of the recent UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a set of guidelines for policymakers around the world to use their education systems to promote the UN's sustainable development and climate change agenda.

  • Returned UK Funds Show "Climate Finance" Complications

    November 30, 2016

    The Guardian reports that the shutdown of a World Bank "Climate Change Resilience Fund" for Bangladesh, and the resulting return of £13 million to the UK, over a dispute with the Bangladeshi government regarding how the funds would be used reflects a revolt by the poor country opposing donor oversight of how it uses such "climate finance."

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