Macron leads EU-wide minimum wage call as Merkel, Medvedev warn of global injustice
“Fundamental change” to the world of work – including an EU-wide minimum wage – is needed to address the growing gap between society’s haves and […]
Month: June 2019
New Disability Inclusion Strategy is ‘transformative change we need’, says Guterres
Disability inclusion is not only a fundamental human right, it is “central to the promise” of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres […]
Monday’s Daily Brief: the future of food and digital tech, labour justice in focus, denuclearization, and Kosovo
This Monday, top stories includes: a new report on risks and opportunities of digital technology; social justice for all at the centenary UN labour conference; […]
The future of work ‘with social justice for all’ tops agenda of centenary UN Labour conference
The Centenary International Labour Conference got underway on Monday at the UN in Geneva, with ILO chief Guy Ryder, calling on hundreds of delegates from […]
UN makes ‘declaration of digital interdependence’, with release of tech report
The digital future must be safer and more inclusive, says a new tech report, “the Age of Digital Interdependence”, released on Monday by the UN […]
Civilians ‘must never be a target,’ says UN in Afghanistan, amid troubling number of casualties during Ramadan
The United Nations has urged all parties to the “ongoing intense conflict” across Afghanistan to meet their obligations to protect civilians from harm, denouncing a […]
Promoting gender equality a ‘crucial contribution’ in effort to restore, protect our planet’s oceans
Women are engaged in all aspects of interaction with our ocean, yet their voices are often missing at the decision-making level, the head of the […]
Friday’s Daily Brief: electronic hopes and fears, updates from Libya, Syria, Australia and the Philippines
Wrapping up this week, our top stories are: how new technologies are a “vector for hope” and “source of fear”, according to UN chief Guterres; […]
Key economic forum in Russia: New technology a ‘vector of hope’ but also ‘a source of fear’ says Guterres
Technological innovation is continuing to transform the world, with the potential to propel us all towards reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) said the […]
Libya’s migrants and refugees with tuberculosis ‘left to die’ in detention centres
Migrants and refugees suffering from tuberculosis are being left “effectively to die” in a Libyan detention centre south of Tripoli, the UN human rights office, […]