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More than one in three deceased migrants whose origin could be identified come from countries in conflict or with large refugee populations, the study...

The Biden administration’s arms shipments to Israel continue despite urgent pleas from United Nations officials, international human rights groups, and some progressive U.S. lawmakers to stop arming Israel’s...

A decision by the ILO’s Governing Body opens the way for new work by the ILO on estimating and operationalizing living wages, and on...

The study looks at short-term exposure to ‘spikes’ in air pollution and points out that these incidents account for 1 million deaths a year,...

The cost of inaction is staggering, the report warns. Between 2025 and 2100, it may reach US$1,266 trillion, representing the difference in losses between a...

The most blatant examples are countries that rushed to Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion but backed Israel’s assaults on civilians in Gaza, and vice...

Highly hazardous persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from agriculture release toxic persistent organic pollutants into the environment, also harming human health. The $379 million FARM...

Women comprise 67 per cent of the paid global health and care workforce. In addition to this paid work, it has been estimated that...