By Toby McIntosh There’s a transparency subtext to a scoop by Colum Lynch in Devex about a United Nations report that documents the theft of…
Category: United Nations
By Toby McIntosh Less than half of United Nations agencies have access to information policies, according to a survey by Eye on Global Transparency. Setting…
By Thalif Deen This article first appeared May 1 in the Inter Press Service and is reprinted with permission. The United Nations has consistently been a…
By Toby McIntosh Why did almost no reporters cover the recent United Nations’ negotiations on protecting the diversity of marine life? The gap seems both…
By Toby McIntosh Although many intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) have adopted access to information policies, many have not, and the policies that do exist are proving…
By Toby McIntosh About half of United Nations agencies hold closed meetings of their key decision-making bodies, according to the survey of 27 UN bodies…
By Toby McIntosh A report on “civil society space” prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) overstates the number of…
Multilateral organizations are struggling to figure out how to operate without holding in-person gatherings. As a first response to the Covid-19 pandemic, international organization (IOs)…
By Toby McIntosh United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has rejected or deflected several proposals designed to combat legal impunity for crimes against journalists. Guterres…
By Toby McIntosh The United Nations appears unlikely to support two proposals to decrease violence against journalists, according to officials at the UN and nongovernmental…