Hungry for data: Tackling food insecurity in rural Indonesia
“I was not aware that vegetables were that important or how to grow them,” said the 25-year-old farmer from Idas in West Kalimantan on...
Media Advisory: ILO to release latest World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024
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GENEVA (ILO...
Virtual launch of the ILO report “Public employment services and active labour market policies...
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This online launch event presents the main finding of the ILO report “Public employment services and active labour market policies for...
A Forum/Rally in Support of Haiti
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May 5, 2024 — Haiti on Fire: Mobilizing to Address the Crisis in the First Black Republic. A Forum/Rally in Support...
How can we close the skills gap? Quality apprenticeships and the future of work
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The...
He led Brazil’s Black sailors in mutiny to resist abuse. A hundred years later...
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João Cândido and other navy sailors radicalised in England held Rio de Janeiro hostage in a revolt over corporal punishment.
By Tiago...
After a Year of War, Our Hearts Break for Sudan
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By Omer Omer and Eskinder Negash
Wars in Ukraine and Gaza have rightfully drawn the attention of the world to...
ILO to launch new website with improved access to ILO information for all
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvbk0DIjeW0GENEVA (ILO...
Haitian Americans worry about Haiti but are wary of foreign intervention
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Some Haitian Americans say U.S. officials should be doing more to help those affected by the gang violence that has turned...
Georgian police assault at least 4 journalists covering ‘foreign agents’ bill protests
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Stockholm, April 19, 2024—The Georgian Parliament should reject a draft law that would designate media outlets as “foreign agents,”...
CPJ, others warn against censorship attempt from former Brazilian attorney general
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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) joined eight other press freedom organizations in an April 19 statement urging the...
Palestinian intelligence arrests journalist Khalil Dweeb in Bethlehem
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New York, April 19, 2024—Palestinian authorities in the West Bank must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Khalil Dweeb, who...
Somali authorities investigate media rights group, freeze its accounts
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Kampala Uganda, April 19, 2024—Somali authorities should drop all criminal investigations against the Somali Journalists Syndicate and desist from...
The dynamics of youth employment and its supporting policy framework
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Again, Honoring August Wilson: Holding Hallowed Cultural Ground
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
In this month of remembering, reading and raising up the work and life of August Wilson (April...
Dr. William Strickland, scholar and political activist
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By Herb Boyd —
“William Strickland embraced the challenge of the writing of Malcolm’s life and he did so in spite of...
Taliban shuts down broadcasters Noor and Barya, seals Noor offices
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New York, April 18, 2024—The Taliban must cease their relentless suppression of independent media in Afghanistan and allow private...
Canadian journalist detained during Israel-Gaza war protest
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Washington, D.C., April 18, 2024—Canadian authorities must allow journalists to do their jobs and cover protests without fear of...
EMPLOYMENT Department Newsletter, January/February 2024
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Tunisian journalist Mohamed Boughaleb sentenced to 6 months in prison for defamation
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New York, April 18, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist...
Guterres appeals for maximum restraint in the Middle East
“Failure to make progress towards a two-State solution will only increase volatility and risk for hundreds of millions of people across the region, who...
CPJ, others request update on Egyptian journalist Alaa Abdelfattah from UN Working Group on...
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The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 26 press freedom and human rights organizations in an April 17 letter to...
Indian journalists’ 2024 election concerns: political violence, trolling, device hacking
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As the scorching summer peaks this year, India’s political landscape is coming to a boil. From April 19 until...
Step up investment to end violence against women and girls: UN deputy chief
Such investment is not just practical but transformative, she said in a video message to the official UN commemoration of the International Day for...
