World News in Brief: Strikes in Ukraine condemned, surge in Rohingya deaths at sea, boost investment in decent jobs

World News in Brief: Strikes in Ukraine condemned, surge in Rohingya deaths at sea, boost investment in decent jobs

“I was having coffee at home this morning in Kyiv, my neighbours were getting ready for work, children preparing to go to school, when our homes started to shake because of a wave of airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital,” Denise Brown said in a statement. The attacks damaged civilian buildings just next to the UN…

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They will not revolt against humans nor steal jobs, the first press conference of robots

They will not revolt against humans nor steal jobs, the first press conference of robots

The first press conference of humanoid robots in Geneva surprised everyone. In the first press conference organized by the United Nations, the robots said that they will not rebel against humans or take their jobs. Robots can be better leaders, increase their numbers, try to solve the world’s problems, said humanoid robots. During the press…

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Instructing Taliban officials to dismiss sons from government jobs

Instructing Taliban officials to dismiss sons from government jobs

—File photo Taliban officials have been instructed to fire all their relatives, including their sons, in government positions. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has directed the Taliban officials in one of his orders to fire all his relatives including his sons in government positions. The Taliban leader has directed that Taliban officials replace their sons or…

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Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: UN labour agency

Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: UN labour agency

The jobs gap for women is a “stubborn and damaging reality of the global labour market” but it is particularly worrying in developing countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said, with almost one in four women unable to find a job, compared with 16.6 per cent of men. ‘Bleaker picture’ That assessment is based on new data gathered from…

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Lack of jobs, the main driver of violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa: UNDP

Lack of jobs, the main driver of violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa: UNDP

The report entitled, Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement, underscores the importance of economic factors as drivers of recruitment. Desperation factor Lack of income, the lack of job opportunities and livelihoods, means that “desperation is essentially pushing people to take up opportunities, with whoever offers that”, said Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator,…

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