International Labour Conference takes first step towards ground-breaking international regulation of biological hazards
Stories & Blogs ILO (News )The annual meeting of ILO’s Member States concluded with progress towards regulating biohazards, a review of work conditions in the care sector, and the key role of fundamental principles and rights in a rapidly changing world of work.
Secretary-General appoints Karl-Frédérick Paul of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Gambia
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Karl-Frédérick Paul of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Gambia, with the host Government’s approval, starting on 16 June.
In Zambia, I saw rural resilience first-hand
Stories & Blogs IFAD (Blog )Zambia has been hit hard by extreme weather events in recent years. Drought is impacting food security and rural livelihoods so severely that the government has declared it a national emergency.
“Small islands bear a climate crisis they did not create”
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Story )“The human rights framework is universal. It compels us to act. Not out of fear, but out of a commitment to solutions – rooted in justice and human dignity. Solutions that will actually work,” Türk said.
New partnership agreed between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the GCCA to drive industry decarbonization around the globe.
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )A ground-breaking agreement to work together on decarbonizing the cement and concrete industry, with a strong focus on the Global South.
Implementation technicalities of international carbon trade largely unresolved at the 2024 Bonn Climate Change Conference
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )As interest in carbon markets in Africa continue to rise, the sixtieth session of the subsidiary bodies (SB60) of the UNFCCC failed to reach agreement on all technicalities related to the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, demonstrating t
Africa: Foreign investment in clean energy boosts sustainability momentum
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Foreign investment flows to Africa slightly declined in 2023, but significant investments in the clean energy sector offered a positive highlight.
