Poverty

Global unemployment to increase in 2024, warns ILO report UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a cause for concern on the economic horizon, the UN labour agency ILO said on Wednesday.Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a cause for concern on the economic horizon, the UN labour

Global unemployment to increase in 2024, warns ILO report UN News – Global perspective Human stories Read More »

Global unemployment rate set to increase in 2024 while growing social inequalities raise concerns, says ILO report

Joblessness and the jobs gap have both fallen below pre-pandemic levels but global unemployment will rise in 2024, and growing inequalities and stagnant productivity are causes for concern, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024 report.

Global unemployment rate set to increase in 2024 while growing social inequalities raise concerns, says ILO report Read More »

Flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key UN News – Global perspective Human stories

The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024.The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4

Flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key UN News – Global perspective Human stories Read More »

‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day  UN News – Global perspective Human stories

The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message on Wednesday to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message

‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day  UN News – Global perspective Human stories Read More »

World News in Brief: End e-cigarette boom urges WHO, measles surge in Europe, Central Asia; crisis for kids in Lebanon UN News – Global perspective Human stories

E-cigarettes, which pose serious health risks, are being “aggressively marketed” to young people and in large parts of the world there are no rules in place to protect children from their harmful effects, UN health agency WHO warned on Thursday.E-cigarettes, which pose serious health risks, are being “aggressively marketed” to young people and in large

World News in Brief: End e-cigarette boom urges WHO, measles surge in Europe, Central Asia; crisis for kids in Lebanon UN News – Global perspective Human stories Read More »