7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (40+ words) Donald Trump announced a $107 million funding cut while simultaneously appointing his economic advisor as the ILO's new deputy director. While the decision appears to have been reversed, the move highlights the pressure the Geneva-based organisation is under....

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (253+ words) The ILO is grappling with a massive budget shortfall, largely generated by funding cuts by the United States. The agency is expected to decide on measures to address the crisis in June. On 24 April, the International Labour Organization (ILO) reported…...

10+ hour ago  (412+ words) Nations in Santa Marta backed the need to leave fossil fuels behind as a matter of security and sovereignity, as the ripple effects of the Iran war upend energy markets. Dutch economy and climate minister Stientje van Veldhoven underscored that…...

20+ hour, 47+ min ago  (592+ words) We and our partners process data for the following purposes: AB Testing, Audience Measurement, Collecte des donn'es de trafic, Marketing, Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development, Precise geolocation data, and identification through device…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (392+ words) Amid rising geopolitical tensions, access to critical minerals has become a new frontline in great power competition. Rules governing their extraction and management remain fragmented, but one UN agency says it has developed tools that may help bridge regulatory gaps....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (416+ words) Colombia's Caribbean port city is hosting an experiment in climate diplomacy this week " excluding the nations most responsible for holding it back. The conference, co-organised by Colombia and the Netherlands, was announced in the aftermath of a botched Cop30 climate summit…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (568+ words) In 2015, after decades shrouded in secrecy, the process for choosing the next United Nations" secretary general was thrown into the open thanks to civil society that campaigned heavily for change. However, power over the final say continues to be wielded…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1055+ words) Four candidates hoping to take over Ant'nio Guterres next year spent two days fielding questions on war, climate change and reform, exposing the scale of the task awaiting whoever takes over an organisation paralysed by geopolitical fractures and a deepening…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (436+ words) We and our partners process data for the following purposes: AB Testing, Audience Measurement, Collecte des donn'es de trafic, Marketing, Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development, Precise geolocation data, and identification through device…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (352+ words) With nearly a quarter of its land contaminated, Ukraine is the world's most mine-affected country, due to their widespread use by Moscow. Last summer, Kyiv signalled its intention to suspend its participation from the Ottawa Convention banning their use and…...