IMF and World Bank confront $1.3T climate goal amid global debt crisis
The IMF chief advises financial leaders to 'buckle up: uncertainty is the new normal and it is here to stay.'
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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.
Turning 80, the U.N. system is expected to contract by 30% in 2025
The reduction in support and services it can deliver is expected to drop to about $50 billion across the U.N. system.
A papal messenger of climate action and 'hope, humility and humanity'
U.N. leaders hailed Pope Francis as a champion of the environment and tireless advocate of refugees and migrants.
European minimum wages on the rise but are they enough to keep up?
Minimum wage workers in the E.U. had the most purchasing power in Germany and the least in Estonia.
Global unemployment for youth is at 13%. That's actually a 15-year low.
The International Labor Organization notes the post-pandemic job recovery for 15- to 24-year-olds is not universal.
ILO chief warns nonstop crises jeopardize labor market advances
Worker protections against effects of climate change and biological hazards are on the labor conference's agenda.
U.N. labor agency expects slight improvement in global jobless rate
Unequal access to job opportunities, particularly for women in low-income countries, remains a problem.
Study finds 37% rise in illegal profits from forced labor over past decade
By far the largest share of the $236 billion a year in illegal profits comes from forced commercial sexual exploitation.
Clean energy buoys odds for Paris Agreement's preferred 1.5° limit
In 2015, nations committed to hold global warming to no more than 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, or preferably 1.5°.
U.N. labor agency disputes the future of generative AI as a job killer
It suggests most jobs are only partly exposed to automation, and are more likely to be complemented than substituted.
U.N. labor conference led by Qatari despite migrant worker controversy
Delegates from 187 nations set aside concerns about human rights and migrant workers for Qatar's labor minister to head the International Labor Conference.
Low-income countries 'far behind' in pandemic recovery from job losses
High debt, inflation and interest rates are blamed for "a significant divergence" in labor markets around the world.
Researchers find 1.77B children worldwide lack basic safety net
The number of children without basic social protections is increasing worldwide, UNICEF and ILO say in a new study.
ILO reports more than 1-in-5 experience workplace violence
Only 23 nations ratified an ILO treaty that entered into force in 10 nations and will take effect in 13 others next year.
Modern slavery traps almost 50 million people around the world
New estimates show 49.6 million people, or nearly 1-in-150 worldwide, trapped in modern slavery - up 23% in five years.