The two-day meeting has been organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to inform its proposal for a Global Coalition for Social Justice, aimed at reducing and preventing inequalities. “The world is at a decisive moment. Today’s policies on climate, on threats to global security, on social solidarity and more, will shape our future and that of our children and…
Tokyo: The Cabinet of Japan has approved the plan to issue long-term work visas for foreign workers. According to Japanese media, a plan to increase the number of foreign workers in a number of industries has been approved by offering long-term work visas to skilled foreign workers to address the country’s acute labor shortage. In…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has developed a new working model for government employees, which includes 4 days of work and 3 days of rest. According to Emirati media from Abu Dhabi, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has issued new instructions. Emirati media also said that government employees should work four days a…
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, and its mandate has become a powerful vehicle for change, progress, dignity, and justice, yet “this is far from enough to meet today’s challenges”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in his keynote address at the +30 Symposium, Vienna World Conference: 30 Years On: Our Rights…
“Every year, over 400 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide – one third of which is used just once”, said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. 2,000 truckloads a day “Every day, the equivalent of over 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic is dumped into our oceans, rivers, and lakes.” He noted that microplastics are finding their…
Kuwaiti authorities have issued directives to be stricter in issuing work visas to foreigners so that no one can enter the country illegally. Kuwaiti authorities issued the orders based on an incident at the airport in which an Asian man who was deported from Kuwait several years ago managed to re-enter the country with a…
Taliban arrested human rights activists including 4 women; Photo: File New York: A United Nations report claims that since the Taliban imposed a ban on women working in NGOs, they have begun detaining female employees for violations. According to the World News Agency, the United Nations report said that the Taliban detained some Afghan women…
Speaking in the UN Security Council, António Guterres said: “Let me be clear: the United Nations is not leaving Sudan. Our commitment is to the Sudanese people, in support of their wishes for a peaceful and secure future. We stand with them, at this terrible time.” In blunt terms, he said the violence must stop, now. “It…
—File photo The work of laying new synthetic turf has been started in National Hockey Stadium Lahore. Punjab Sports Adviser Wahab Riaz inaugurated the laying of synthetic turf. On this occasion, Wahab Riaz said that the project of laying new synthetic turf will cost 16 crores, the first step has been taken to revive hockey…
“Our work is not done,” said Aleksander Zouev, Assistant-Secretary-General in the Department of Peace Operations told the UN Security Council. Providing members with a progress report, he cited gains made on implementing the UN Secretary-General’s bold vision for security sector reform outlined in his inaugural report on the issue, published in 2022. New plan and…
