The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll on Bosnia and Herzegovina. “245,000 workers are at immediate risk because of the characteristics of their jobs”, according to a new joint study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published today.
MoreDespite the rapid spread of internet use across Asia and the Pacific, almost 2.4 billion people, or 55% of the region’s population, remain offline according to the latest data from the UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
MoreNestlé presents its upgraded 2021-2025 action plan for addressing labor rights issues in the palm oil sector.
MoreGreen and social finance must be nurtured to ensure that Asia and the Pacific's recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is inclusive, resilient, and sustainable, according to Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021, released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today.
MoreGross domestic product (GDP) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is forecast to surge this year despite persistent uncertainties over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released today.
MoreThe first annual scholarship in partnership with CVS Beauty and UNCF provides financial assistance to Black female college students pursuing degrees in STEM
MoreToday, the European Commission proposes to support close to 500 former workers of the metal-works factories of GMH Guss in Germany, who lost their employment after several client companies relocated their production to countries outside the European Union.
MoreCOVID-19 has demonstrated that viruses not only know no borders, but they also do not discriminate based on immigration status. Failing to take migrants into account in our vaccination efforts would hamper the effectiveness of these campaigns and make it difficult to end the pandemic.
MoreTop White House officials rebuked comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan on Wednesday after he advised his younger listeners against getting the coronavirus vaccine.
MorePopular Georgian actor Kakhi Kavsadze, who was well-known in the former Soviet Union, has died at the age of 85 of complications caused by COVID-19.
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