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Peace Summit 2023: Toward A World Culture of Peace
Universal Peace Federation Assembles Global Leaders To Develop New Model for Leadership, Action Washington, DC.— Global leaders are gathering in South Korea to discuss contemporary
A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental right for every worker
To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April), Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, the International Labour Organization’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
UNAIDS helps Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines strengthen HIV prevention
BANGKOK, April 7, 2023 — Country teams and community networks tackling rising HIV infections in four Asia Pacific countries are discussing innovative strategies and solutions
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety returns to Southeast Asia (5-19 April) to call for more investment in road safety
The Special Envoy will travel in South-East Asia and will meet with Ministers as well as the private sector, public sector and NGO stakeholders in
New Global Campaign Launches on April Fools’ Day: Pulls Back the Curtain on Dirty Shipping Fuels
April 1, 2023 – This April Fools' Day the Say No To LNG campaign launched across the globe, pulling back the curtain on dirty shipping
Global Trade Slows, But ‘Green Goods’ Grow
World trade hit a record $32 trillion in 2022, but growth turned negative in the last half of the year. Environmentally friendly products defied the
Ensure decent work for key workers, says ILO
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how societies have undervalued essential workers, as well as the importance of giving such workers adequate pay and decent working
Employment-related gender gaps greater than previously thought, ILO report finds
A new indicator developed by the International Labour Organization finds that women’s access to employment, working conditions and pay gap have barely improved in the
UNCTAD calls for urgent global action to support the world’s 46 least developed countries
The world’s most vulnerable economies need urgent global action as current crises threaten to reverse decades of development gains. Geneva, 3 March 2023 – The