The World of International Organizations
June 30, 2019
The Bank for International Settlements issued its annual report, warning governments must reduce trade tensions and rely on more than stimulus.
June 28, 2019
The Group of 20 ended a two-day summit warning of risks to global growth but did not condemn protectionism, as U.S., Russian and Chinese leaders met.
June 24, 2019
The U.N. Security Council called for “maximum restraint” in the tense Gulf region to avoid military escalation, but Iran rejected holding talks with the U.S.
June 21, 2019
The ILO adopted a global treaty to reduce violence and harassment in the workplace, but stopped short of including language for LGBTI people.
June 20, 2019
Interpol’s former president reportedly admitted in a Chinese court to accepting US$2.1 million in bribes and other kickbacks, Chinese authorities disclosed.
June 19, 2019
Wars and conflicts displaced a record 70.8 million people worldwide in 2018, up 3 percent from a year earlier, the U.N. refugee agency reported.
June 19, 2019
An independent U.N. investigator reported “credible evidence” exists to justify a criminal probe into the Saudi crown prince for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
June 18, 2019
Facebook announced plans to launch a new digital currency and a new international organization to oversee it headquartered in Switzerland, a global hub.
June 17, 2019
One week after a warning from IAEA, Iran said it will soon increase its low-level enriched uranium stockpile above a limit in the 2015 nuclear deal.
June 15, 2019
Women and girls of all ages turned out. Many wore purple clothes, held banners or chanted while filling public squares and streets. Some men joined in, too.