COVID-19 crisis putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation
Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus are putting victims of human trafficking at risk...
How to Build a Resume in 5 Easy Steps Using Resume Builder
Introduction
Creating a nice and effective resume can be time-consuming and pretty exhausting, I can speak from personal experience. There are different things that we...
Impact of COVID-19 epidemic hits Indonesia’s small seaweed processors
In late April, more than 60 members of Indonesia’s Tropical Seaweed Innovation Network (TSIN) held a virtual consultation on the state of the seaweed...
Birds connect our world
The coronavirus pandemic is reminding us that we live in a connected world. It’s an opportunity to revisit our relationship with nature and rebuild...
Commission steps up fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
The European Commission has today put forward a comprehensive approach to further strengthen the EU's fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
The Commission has...
Contagion or starvation, the dilemma facing informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 lockdown and containment measures threaten to increase relative poverty levels among the world’s informal economy workers by as much as 56 percentage points...
IRENA and ESCAP Step up Joint Efforts to Support Asia-Pacific’s Crisis Response
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will work together to...
Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as coronavirus hits
Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months, with COVID-19 restrictions a new factor adding to people’s...
New UN initiative to reduce plastic pollution from ASEAN cities
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in partnership with the Government of Japan, today launched a new...
Covid-19 tracing apps: ensuring privacy and data protection
Dedicated mobile apps could play a key role in the fight against Covid-19 and the EU has been working with member states to develop...