The World of International Organizations
May 31, 2018
African migration could trigger big new economic benefits for origin and destination countries, UNCTAD reported. Most migrants move within the continent.
May 31, 2018
The U.N. is weighing proposals to add two departments and revamp its 44,000 staff — a third the size of Microsoft or Apple — in a management shakeup.
May 30, 2018
The world’s foremost gathering of labor officials wants to universally define workplace harassment and guarantee workers’ rights against violence.
May 29, 2018
Chemical weapons killed hundreds of people in its seven-year civil war, yet Syria has a new role of presiding over the U.N. Conference on Disarmament.
May 29, 2018
An international organization found 8 percent of 2,410 large companies it surveyed last year got at least half their electricity from renewable energy.
May 28, 2018
Conflicts around the world forced more than 65 million people to leave their homes. On average, 28,300 people a day flee conflict or persecution.
May 25, 2018
The U.N. secretary-general led off a major push to cut arms stockpiles — everything from “grenades to H-bombs” — in an attempt to eliminate warmongering.
May 25, 2018
Fighting the endemic corruption that deters Africa’s development is a major focus for some international organizations in 2018.
May 24, 2018
Proponents say a new global fund is needed to accelerate creation of technology that can help the clean energy sector fulfill the 2015 Paris Agreement.
May 23, 2018
A Palestinian request for an investigation into Israeli settlement policies and alleged crimes brings into focus the International Criminal Court’s role.