Even though more than 2.3 million fatalities and 300 million accidents resulting in injuries are estimated to occur in workplaces around the globe each year, the actual impact remains largely unknown, the United Nations International Labour Organization has warned, highlighting the need to “vastly” improve national occupational safety and health data (OSH).
"Mottainai!" is a Japanese term for "what a waste!" [...]
The Secretary-General said he was particularly interested in the “alignment of the core business of the private sector with the strategic goals of the international community.”
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REMARKS AT THE SPECIAL SESSION ON “COOPERATION FOR [...]
The Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data was prepared with inputs from the global statistical community and data experts from a wider range of stakeholders.
The world economy expanded by just 2.2 per cent in 2016, the slowest rate of growth since the 2009 global recession.
Concerted policy efforts to revive investment and growth are needed [...]
Organized by the UN in cooperation with the South African government, the four-day gathering also aims to rally support behind a new global action plan.
The 2017 World Economic Situation and Prospects report will assess [...]
Marine debris is negatively affecting more than 800 animal species and causing serious losses to many countries’ economies, according to a United Nations report launched today.
The United Nations today paid tribute to three activists who were awarded a top prize for biodiversity protection.
More than 50 countries endorsed the statement, with a view to supporting cleaner, greener transportation – from local transit systems to worldwide multimodal networks.
IFAD report shows that for every dollar invested through its Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), farmers could earn a return of between $1.40 and $2.60 over a 20 year period by applying climate change adaptation practices.
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Capacity Development Workshop and LDC Graduation, Beijing, China 10-12 November [...]
The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) 2016 focuses on how vulnerable population groups and communities are disproportionately affected by climate hazards.
Unless progress speeds up considerably, the world's LDCs will miss the growth targets they have set themselves by the target date of 2021, UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson warned.
The International Labour Organization estimates that the global youth unemployment rate is expected to reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level through to 2017.
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today called for an alternative narrative on migration, where human mobility is seen as a positive development and a driver for economic prosperity and social progress.
