UN News - Finding a decent and well-paid job is likely to be harder this year, thanks to the continuing global economic downturn, the UN labour agency said. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), global employment is set to grow by just one per cent in 2023, which
China braces for holiday COVID-19 surge as many travels for the Lunar New Year holidays, also known as the Spring Festival. According to Reuters witnesses, Beijing's main rail station has been packed with passengers leaving the capital in recent days. Meanwhile, daily arrivals in Macau's gambling mecca
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is leading the next UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) happening at the end of 2023, and according to its appointed president-delegate, “the world is playing catch-up” to implement emissions-reduction goals. At the recent Atlantic Council's Global Energy Forum
UN News - The UN weather agency, WMO, said that 2022 was the fifth or sixth warmest year on record, adding to deep concerns that the likelihood of breaching the 1.5 degree Celsius limit of the Paris Agreement “is increasing with time”. In an alert, the
UN News - Although virus sequencing is vital to detect and track new variants in the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing this information must be stepped up globally, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said in Geneva. “Since the peak of the Omicron wave, the number
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) is urging Caribbean nations to keep the momentum of tourism in the region to be able to join in the top five of the world's fastest-growing economies that rely heavily on tourism. CTO's acting secretary-general Neil Walters disclosed that the Barbados-based
UN News - A child or young person died every 4.4 seconds in 2021, and millions more could lose their lives by 2030 unless all women and children have access to adequate healthcare, two UN reports published have revealed. In 2021, an estimated five million boys
The Indonesian disaster agency BNPB is assessing the extent of the earthquake's damage, but preliminary reports indicate light to moderate building damage. Indonesia issued a tsunami warning for nearly three hours after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia just before 3
The United Kingdom has reinforced its support to help Small Island Developing States (SIDS) tackle climate change, emphasizing its role as an ally and a champion of the cause. "Though we formally handed over our COP Presidency to Egypt last November, we will persevere in pressing
UN News - World food prices declined for the ninth consecutive month in December, though many commodities are still at record highs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported. The UN agency has published its latest Food Price Index (FFPI) which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals,
