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The impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health
As climate change intensifies, workers around the globe find themselves at an increased risk of exposure to various hazards such as excessive heat, ultraviolet radiation, extreme weather events, air pollution, vector-borne diseases and agrochemicals. In conjunction with the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April), the International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new report "Ensuring Safety and Health at Work in a Changing Climate," which reveals alarming new data on the impact of climate change on workers’ safety and health.
Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns demining expert
29 April 2024 — The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine...
Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians
29 April 2024 — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend, where thousands of people appeared to have left at a moment’s...
Ukraine: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify
29 April 2024 — An increase in civilian casualties caused by intensifying attacks from the Russian armed forces against Ukraine’s electric power infrastructure and railway system calls for concern...