June 2023

Ukraine’s ‘Wild West’: Rebuilding a ‘new’ Kharkiv during an invasion UN News – Global perspective Human stories

The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv had just survived another missile attack in the spring of 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion, when historian, architect, and documentary filmmaker Maxim Rosenfeld stood in the penthouse of a ruined office building, presenting his concept for a new urban landscape after a UN-supported team of international and local architects adopted […]

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International Labour Conference adopts new apprenticeship standard, among other key decisions

The International Labour Conference closed with the adoption of a new recommendation on quality apprenticeships. Delegates also passed resolutions on a just transition and labour protection, as well as adopting the standards report and the programme and budget, and a resolution on Belarus.

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U.S. Support for the Minnesota Bid to Host Expo 2027 Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State International Health Issues – United States Department of State

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State On June 21 in Paris the United States will present to the member states of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) our bid to bring an international expo to Minnesota ahead of the selection vote.  With a projected 14 million visits, it will serve as a gateway to the

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