
Trump's $4.9B aid cut bypasses Congress to threaten organizations
The action is expected to impact operations and funding of international organizations that rely on U.S. contributions.
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The action is expected to impact operations and funding of international organizations that rely on U.S. contributions.
The reduction in support and services it can deliver is expected to drop to about $50 billion across the U.N. system.
U.N. leaders hailed Pope Francis as a champion of the environment and tireless advocate of refugees and migrants.
Minimum wage workers in the E.U. had the most purchasing power in Germany and the least in Estonia.
The International Labor Organization notes the post-pandemic job recovery for 15- to 24-year-olds is not universal.
Worker protections against effects of climate change and biological hazards are on the labor conference's agenda.
Unequal access to job opportunities, particularly for women in low-income countries, remains a problem.
By far the largest share of the $236 billion a year in illegal profits comes from forced commercial sexual exploitation.
In 2015, nations committed to hold global warming to no more than 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, or preferably 1.5°.
It suggests most jobs are only partly exposed to automation, and are more likely to be complemented than substituted.
Delegates from 187 nations set aside concerns about human rights and migrant workers for Qatar's labor minister to head the International Labor Conference.
High debt, inflation and interest rates are blamed for "a significant divergence" in labor markets around the world.
The number of children without basic social protections is increasing worldwide, UNICEF and ILO say in a new study.
Only 23 nations ratified an ILO treaty that entered into force in 10 nations and will take effect in 13 others next year.
New estimates show 49.6 million people, or nearly 1-in-150 worldwide, trapped in modern slavery - up 23% in five years.
The ILO elected Togo's former prime minister, Gilbert Houngbo, to serve as its next director-general, making him the first African to hold the post.