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Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO
04 September 2024
The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at least temporarily - by tech innovations in the workplace such as automation and AI, the UN International Labour Organization, ILO, said on Wednesday.
“Global labour income share, which…
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WHO reports 71 per cent rise in cholera deaths last year
04 September 2024
The number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, according to global cholera statistics for 2023 published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.
Over 4000 people died from the disease last year, a 71 per cent increase compared to 2022. The number of reported cases also…
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Ukraine: Top official underscores need to protect civilians amid ‘massive’ attacks
04 September 2024
The United Nations upheld the need to protect civilians in Ukraine as Russian attacks continue across the country, with at least seven people killed in Lviv on Wednesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Gaza: Disease and war stalk children, despite vaccine success
04 September 2024
In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the very children they are trying to protect have been blighted by disease and heavily traumatized by ongoing fighting.
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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians
04 September 2024
Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release of all hostages in Gaza, while emphasizing the need to ensure aid and protection for desperate civilians being continually displaced inside the war-battered enclave.
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Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa
04 September 2024
A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between the African coast and Malta, an Italian coast guard said on Wednesday.
The boat “capsized repeatedly, leaving people clinging to the side of the boat as their family members…
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World News in Brief: West Bank deaths, Venezuela rights violations, soaring debt worldwide
04 September 2024
At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank in the week ending 2 September, including seven children – the highest number of deaths in a single week since November last year, UN humanitarian wing OCHA said on Wednesday.
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Asia-Pacific nations commit to ‘visionary blueprint’ for inclusive digital world
04 September 2024
At a major UN conference on Wednesday, Asia-Pacific nations pledged to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive digital economies, stressing the importance of enhancing digital trust and literacy across the region.
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UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism
04 September 2024
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday described antisemitism as an ongoing plague and “scourge on our collective humanity” which has resulted in damaging consequences for communities worldwide.
This comes just a day after the UN human rights office (OHCHR) issued a…
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Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Seventh Regular Session from 9 September to 11 October 2024
04 September 2024
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The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-seventh regular session from 9 September to 11 October 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 9 September under the presidency of Ambassador Omar Zniber (Morocco). The opening…
