Urgent investment needed to improve conditions for key workers: ILO

Urgent investment needed to improve conditions for key workers: ILO

“In a number of countries, key sectors are facing labour shortages, because people are increasingly reluctant to engage in work which is not properly, adequately, fairly valued by society and rewarded in terms of better pay and improved working conditions,” said Manuela Tomei, Assistant Director-General for Governance, Rights and Dialogue at the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to a new…

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Amid ‘spy balloon’ controversy, WMO highlights key role of weather balloons in climate monitoring

Amid ‘spy balloon’ controversy, WMO highlights key role of weather balloons in climate monitoring

On the heels of recent news reports about Canada and the United States shooting down several flying objects, including an alleged Chinese ‘spy balloon’, inside their borders, WMO points out that weather balloons provide just a tiny fraction of the millions of observations gathered worldwide daily. On Thursday, US President Joe Biden made public remarks…

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UAE, France and India agree on greater cooperation in key sectors

UAE, France and India agree on greater cooperation in key sectors

Right to left: French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonnade, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, file photo The United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and India have agreed to expand cooperation in various fields. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonnade and Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar…

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