WASHINGTON DC, March 24, 2023 – Thousands of languages are spoken worldwide, but only a fraction are used widely. In fact, the speakers of 23 languages account for more than half of the total global population. Despite this, there are ...
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Trade Forum for Decarbonization Standards
9 March 2023, via Zoom. Promoting transparency and coherence in the iron and steel sector will promote a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the role of coherent and transparent standards in accelerating the global scale-up of low-carbon steelmaking technologies and avoiding trade frictions. It will bring ...
Read More »Career guidance in challenging times: An investment in the future
WASHINGTON DC, February 16, 2023 – A host of disruptive trends – public health crises, accelerated automation, digitalization, and climate change – are buffeting the world of work, requiring new kinds of skills and re-skilling in labour markets. Career guidance ...
Read More »Sharp, Long-lasting Slowdown to Hit Developing Countries Hard
WASHINGTON DC, February 9, 2023 – Global growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced investment, and disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. Read More ...
Read More »Technical meeting on a green, sustainable and inclusive economic recovery for the civil aviation sector
17 – 21 April 2023, Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss opportunities and challenges relating to best practices in occupational safety and health and the promotion of decent work and productive employment to shape the recovery of the aviation industry beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim ...
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