Welcome to the United Nations
Thematic Areas
| Poverty Eradication
Forced labour in the private economy generates US$ 150 billion in illegal profits per year, about three times more than previously estimated, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The ILO report, Profits…
| Women
The last 20 years has seen a surge in the number of women employed in senior and middle management positions, according to a new United Nations report, which notes that although all-male company boards are decreasing in number, more must be done to…
| Women
The number of women in senior and middle management positions has increased globally over the last 20 years, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The ILO's "Women in Business and Management" report looked at 108 countries.
It…
| Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Unemployment remains a major challenge in Georgia, despite reform efforts and relatively strong economic growth over the past decade. At about 14.6% in 2013, the unemployment rate has dropped slightly in recent years but this has been due mostly to…
| Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Unemployment remains a major challenge in Georgia, despite reform efforts and relatively strong economic growth over the past decade. At about 14.6% in 2013, the unemployment rate has dropped slightly in recent years but this has been due mostly to…
| Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Recent school closures in Raqqa and Deir-ez-Zour governorates and parts of rural Aleppo in Syria have disrupted the education of some 670,000 children of primary and lower-high school age, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported today…
| Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Recent school closures in Raqqa and Deir-ez-Zour governorates and parts of rural Aleppo in Syria have disrupted the education of some 670,000 children of primary and lower-high school age, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported today…
| Poverty Eradication
Marion Sesay gossiped with her two work colleagues while they waited in the shade of a local money handler for their names to be called.
She and her friends, nurses at a nearby hospital, are entitled to hazard pay, an extra bit of money every two…
| Poverty Eradication
MY World survey participants have voted for six out of 16 issues which are most important to them and their families – from better health care to clean water and sanitation, to freedom from discrimination. Their votes represent the hopes and dreams…
| Poverty Eradication
“Youth employment is a top priority for many countries” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder during the talkshow organized in the context of the activities of the Asia and Pacific Youth Network of the ILO (APYouthNet). During the discussion, Mr Ryder…
| Poverty Eradication
Natural and human-induced hazards strongly affect vulnerable populations, especially the urban poor. These hazards, along with the effects of climate change, are posing unprecedented challenges to cities and human settlements, and they are a…
| Youth
The Global Forum on Youth Policies was convened, on 28-30 October 2014 in Azerbaijan, by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth together with UNDP, UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the host country.
The objective of the Forum was to…