The human development crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic is putting the fight for gender equality at risk. The immediate effects of COVID-19 are already showing in different dimensions, from health and education to the burden of unpaid care...
https://www.globalresearch.ca/trump-sanctions-international-criminal-court/5716509
The decision by the Trump administration to sanction members of the International Criminal Court defies logic, in so far as there is any logic to sanctions. As a policy tool, such tools are supposedly designed to target specific members...
Guy Ryder
The Corona virus pandemic is not just a medical crisis, but a social and economic one too, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. If our response is to be effective it must take into account all these factors, and...
The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war
by António Guterres
Our world faces a common enemy: COVID-19.
The virus does not care about ethnicity or nationality, faction or faith. It attacks all, relentlessly.
Meanwhile, armed conflict rages on...
The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s statement in the Parliament on July 18 regarding the judgment by the International Court of Justice on Kulbhushan Jadhav — he called it “certain important development — was noteworthy for its sobriety of...
Global trade has catalysed economic growth both in developing and developed countries, but its benefits have not been shared equally. This could change.
The
world needs fairer – not less – trade to promote shared...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav case is indeed a triumph for India. The world court, ruling in favour of India, fifteen to one, has not only directed Pakistan to grant consular access to Jadhav...
Structural violence, a Threat to the World of Workforce
By Sonia George
Even as the International Labour Organization (ILO) is celebrating its 100th year, it is imperative to contemplate its achievements and to reaffirm its commitment towards workers rights. It should...
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
By Mehrnaz Shahabi, Professor Piers Robinson, and et al.
Honorable Antonio Guterres,
Secretary General of the United Nations
New York, New York
Hon. Secretary General,
You are well aware that in 2015 with the support...
A major international agreement banning violence and harassment in the workplace has been adopted by the International Labour Organization’s Centenary Conference in Geneva. This has been hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his address at the Conference. Guterres...
