Employee-run Companies, Part of the Landscape of an Argentina in Crisis
BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (IPS) – “All we ever wanted was to keep working. And although we have not gotten to where we would...
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Fighting Inflation Excuse for Class Warfare
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (IPS) – A class war is being waged in the name of fighting inflation. All too many central...
The recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Monday, blaming COVID-19 and “other multiple...
‘We Have to Make Peace with Nature’: UN Deputy Chief meets inspiring young climate leaders in Indonesia
A portable solar generator in a black case, and an eggplant grown in organic soil, were among the diverse items that a group of...
More than 33 million new jobs need to be created by 2030 in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2030, if the...
More consensus needed over digital technology for ‘people and the planet’
While digital technologies have offered “boundless opportunities” for sustainable development, education and inclusion, the UN political chief warned on Monday that there is also...
Private Sector Needed as Addressing Education in Emergencies is Everyones Business
Davos, May 23 (IPS) – Against a backdrop of ongoing social changes, education is becoming increasingly important for success in life. But with disasters,...
Illegal Immigration Dilemma
PORTLAND, USA, May 23 (IPS) – Illegal immigration in the 21st century poses a serious dilemma for the world. Governments in virtually every region...
The recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make progress on other urgent national priorities, the UN Special...
UN migration agency and EU step up aid for 325,000 Yemenis in need
The UN migration agency IOM and the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid wing (ECHO), said on Monday that they are scaling up their efforts to...
Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions 
World News in Brief: Cycle of violence continues in Haiti, seafarer deaths off Somalia, food insecurity in the Middle East 
Collective action needed to tackle global information crisis, UN-led dialogue hears 
Ukraine war ‘a human rights catastrophe’ that must end, says Türk