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NGOs Criticize Lack of G-20 Timeline on Climate
September 09, 2016
According to the website Climate Home, leaders from environmental groups are praising action at the recent summit of the G-20 group of countries in China on "green finance" initiatives to reduce global warming but are pushing for timelines in which countries must halt subsidies to fossil fuel producers.
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Oxfam Seeks More Ambitious G-20 Agenda
September 07, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has criticized the G-20 group of countries for what it calls insufficient progress at its recent summit in Hangzhou, China, in cracking down on corporate tax avoidance, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and immediately acting to resettle displaced refugees and migrants.
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Slovenian Ex-President Highlights G-20's Social Agenda
September 07, 2016
In an interview with the Chinese state press agency, former Slovenian President Dr. Danilo Turk calls for the G-20 group of countries, in addition to stimulating global economic growth, to continue work toward the UN's comprehensive "sustainable development" agenda at a conference in Hangzhou, China.
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World Bank Pushes African Countries on Climate
September 07, 2016
At a conference on "ocean economies and climate change" in Mauritius, the World Bank and governments from African coastal and island countries published a communiqué in which the countries pledged to consider the UN's climate agenda and perform impact assessments when developing ocean and coastal areas.
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Report: UN Body Accredits Anti-Israel NGOs
September 01, 2016
A report from watchdog organizations Human Rights Voices and the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust finds numerous instances in which nongovernmental organizations accredited by the UN Economic and Social Council's NGO Committee have issued false and misleading material with the purpose of inciting hatred and violence against Israel.
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