Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency
Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in this first half...
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People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and...
Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal on plastics pollution, led by...
South-South cooperation: Success for one, is success for all
A delegation of Indian parliamentarians visited the UN Headquarters in New York last week to mark the release of the...
Coffee, tea and cocoa costs see global food import bill soaring past $2 trillion
The global food import bill is projected to exceed $2 trillion in 2024 – fuelled by the rising cost of...
COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor
Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to manage the demand for...
World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action
The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of the Cairo Call to...
Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities
Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is needed to safeguard residents...
Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar
Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse...
‘Tons of Ideas!’: World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges
Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action to ease the housing...