«Iceland's actions jeopardize the survival of the fin whale, which is listed in CITES among the species most threatened with extinction, and they undermine multilateral efforts to ensure greater worldwide protection for whales.» (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
The postwar years saw the creation of the United Nations, the Bretton - Woods financial institutions, the first tentative steps toward European Union, and many other multilateral efforts. (history.aip.org)
The government remained dismissive of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and other such multilateral efforts but it moved to implement domestic reforms. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)