Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres — Global Issues

Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The two-day meeting has been organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to inform its proposal for a Global Coalition for Social Justice. “The world is at a decisive moment. Today’s policies on climate, on threats to global security, on social solidarity and more, will shape our future and that…

Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres — Global Issues

UN chief voices horror as scores die in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Latest news reports said the bodies of at least 79 men, women and children had been recovered, with hundreds more potentially dead or missing. The UN migration agency (IOM) estimated that at least 400 had been on board, adding that 104 survivors had been brought to shore by the middle…

Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres — Global Issues

Türk calls for action to enable ‘equal and meaningful’ participation of women in public life — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“Patriarchy must be a thing of the past. Our future depends on women and girls being at the table everywhere when decisions are made,” said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Only 1 in 4 parliamentarians are women “It was only last year that for the first…

Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres — Global Issues

Faith leaders critical to combating ‘groundswell’ of hatred globally — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The Council met specifically to discuss “the values of human fraternity in promoting and sustaining peace”, building on a 2019 declaration co-authored by Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al Sharif, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, and also considered…

Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres — Global Issues

The Fight for Equity in Education Continues in Africa — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by M Scott Frank (denver, colorado, usa) Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Inter Press Service DENVER, Colorado, USA, Jun 14 (IPS) – June 16 marks the International Day of the African Child, a day commemorating student uprisings in Soweto Township, South Africa, in 1976. The day is meant to honor the…

Be Ready for a Fierce and Protracted Ukrainian Counteroffensive

Be Ready for a Fierce and Protracted Ukrainian Counteroffensive

ByNews Polite

Subscriber+Exclusive Interview — With Ukraine’s unmistakable blue-and-yellow colors now flying atop the rubble of the newly liberated village of Neskuchne in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk Oblast, the initial push of a much-anticipated counteroffensive against Russian positions is apparently beginning to yield results. The Cipher Brief was in Ukraine earlier this month…

Food Insecurity Fears as Pakistan Faces Cyclone, Monsoon Season — Global Issues

Food Insecurity Fears as Pakistan Faces Cyclone, Monsoon Season — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Temporary medical camps are still the norm in some areas of Pakistan as the country struggles to recover from last year’s flooding. Now areas of the country are facing Cyclone Biparjoy and a monsoon season, and warnings are that food insecurity may increase. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Tuesday,…

Kakhovka dam disaster a health crisis in the making: WHO — Global Issues

Kakhovka dam disaster a health crisis in the making: WHO — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

WHO’s representative in Ukraine Dr. Jarno Habicht told reporters that after the collapse of the dam caused severe flooding and massive displacement, the agency’s primary concern was the potential outbreak of waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid, as well as rodent-borne diseases. The agency’s teams were monitoring the situation…