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Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all – ILO report

·January 6, 2023·4 min read

Issues surrounding working hours and conditions are “at the heart of most labour market reforms and evolutions taking place in the world today”, Branch Chief Philippe Marcadent said in the foreword to ILO’s Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World. “The number of hours worked, the way in which...

New UN report warns against ‘dehumanizing’ migrants looking for work

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·December 19, 2022·4 min read

The report, We wanted workers, but human beings came, published just ahead of International Migrants Day, zeroes-in on schemes in operation across the Asia-Pacific region – the largest single migrant-producing region in the world. “Migrant workers are often dehumanized”, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, reminding that...

‘Just Transition’ policies needed to create 20 million green jobs: UN report

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·December 11, 2022·2 min read

Launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and International Union for Conservation of Nature at the UN’s Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, the Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions report underscores the need for greening the economy in a way that is fair and inclusive, creating meaningful work...

Life-threatening infections on the rise due to drug-resistant bacteria, new WHO report reveals

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·December 9, 2022·3 min read

Moreover, the high levels of resistance to treatment are reported in bacteria frequently causing bloodstream infections in hospitals the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report states, based on 2020 data from 87 countries. “Antimicrobial resistance undermines modern medicine and puts millions of lives at risk”, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom...

Countries held the line against malaria cases and deaths in 2021: WHO report

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·December 8, 2022·4 min read

risks, building resilience and accelerating research, there is every reason to dream of a malaria-free future”. Lifesaving bednets In 2020, more insecticide treated bednets (ITNs) – the primary defense in most malaria-endemic countries – were distributed than in any year on record. And distributions in 2021 were strong overall, similar...

Home is a deadly place for many women and girls, UN report reveals

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·November 28, 2022·4 min read

The study by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women was issued ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed annually on 25 November. Of the 81,000 women and girls intentionally killed last year, 45,000 – around 56 per cent –...

Almost half of us worldwide are neglecting oral healthcare: WHO report |

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·November 19, 2022·3 min read

“Oral health has long been neglected in global health, but many oral diseases can be prevented and treated with the cost-effective measures outlined in this report,” said WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. In a first-ever comprehensive overview, the Global Oral Health Status Report analysed key areas and markers throughout 194...

Sustainable food cold chains reduce waste, fight climate change: UN report |

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·November 13, 2022·2 min read

These systems are critical to maintaining the quality, nutritional value and safety of food, especially as an estimated 14 per cent of all food produced for human consumption is lost before it even reaches consumers. The increased investment is also required if the world is to meet the challenge of...

COP27: ‘Zero tolerance for greenwashing’, Guterres says as new report cracks down on empty net-zero pledges |

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·November 9, 2022·6 min read

The report slams greenwashing – misleading the public to believe that a company or entity is doing more to protect the environment than it is – and weak net-zero pledges and provides a roadmap to bring integrity to net-zero commitments by industry, financial institutions, cities and regions and to support...

New UN weather report ‘a chronicle of chaos’: UN chief |

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·November 6, 2022·2 min read

The provisional 2022 State of the Global Climate study outlines the increasingly dramatic signs of the climate emergency, which include a doubling of the rate of sea level rise since 1993, to a new record high this year; and indications of unprecedented glacier melting on the European Alps. The full...

Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals |

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·October 28, 2022·2 min read

An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with TB last year, an increase of 4.5 per cent over 2020, and 1.6 million people died from the disease, including 187,000 who were HIV-positive. The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by three per cent during the same period, with some...

Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming: UN Report |

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·October 27, 2022·3 min read

The current combined National Determined Contributions (NDCs)—meaning the countries’ national efforts to tackle emissions and mitigate climate change—are leading our planet to at least 2.5 degrees warming, a level deemed catastrophic by scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Increasing instead of decreasing In 2019, the IPCC indicated...