News Archive
- World still in deep recession, says Commonwealth Secretary-General
- Released: 1 Oct 2009
- Finance ministers share experiences of dealing with global economic crisis at annual meeting in Cyprus
- The Commonwealth cannot solve the crisis, but it can play a role in making proposals and suggestions, says Ransford Smith
- Released: 2 Oct 2009
- Finance ministers call for honouring of pledges to support poor countries
- Security Council Urges Further Measures to Strengthen Women’s Participation in Peace Processes
- Released: 5 Oct 2009
- United Nations, New York — The UN Security Council on 5 October called for a wide range of measures to strengthen the participation of women at all stages of peace processes.
- DFID today announced £39 million more in humanitarian assistance for the Horn of Africa
- Released: 5 Oct 2009
- Experts say the area already faces a chronic food shortage which, without an adequate international response, could lead to a humanitarian crisis.
- Human Development Report challenges common migration misconceptions
- Released: 5 Oct 2009
- Bangkok — Allowing for migration—both within and between countries—has the potential to increase people’s freedom and improve the lives of millions around the world, according to the 2009 Human Development Report launched here today.
- Uniting teachers in aid of universal primary education
- Released: 7 Oct 2009
- Secretariat hosts charity website launch uniting teachers globally in support of achieving universal primary education
- Douglas Alexander announced £12m of new funding for Fairtrade, to help twice as many farmers in the developing world work their way out of poverty.
- Released: 10 Oct 2009
- The funding will bring another 1 million producers into the scheme and so enable 7 million more people in poor countries to benefit from a better deal offered by Fairtrade.
- Informal employment curbs trade benefits for developing countries
- Released: 12 Oct 2009
- GENEVA (ILO/WTO News) — A joint study from the International Labour Organization and the WTO has found that high incidence of informal employment in the developing world suppresses countries' ability to benefit from trade opening by creating poverty traps for workers in job transition.
- Better Planning Can Help Asia-Pacific Region Confront Challenge of Housing Its Poor
- Released: 13 Oct 2009
- UN observes World Habitat Day with 1,000 community representatives
- Doha success can yield double dividend of global stimulus and structural reform says WTO Director-General Pascal lamy
- Released: 13 Oct 2009
- It gives me great pleasure to be in Berlin to address the German Engineering Federation. The VDMA is a clear example of why international trade is important.
- Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment by Inés Alberdi, Executive Director, UNIFEM
- Released: 14 Oct 2009
- Inés Alberdi, Executive Director, UNIFEM
- Children’s rights and judicial independence in the dock
- Released: 14 Oct 2009
- Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association urges action during triennial summit
- WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy in his speech said that “Continued policy and regulatory reform in favour of services trade will be vital to supporting economic recovery”
- Released: 14 Oct 2009
- Trade in services and global economic recovery, Global Services Summit — Washington
- Message on the International Day of Rural Women
- Released: 15 Oct 2009
- Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
- Stakeholders Acknowledge Women’s Contribution to the Central American Economy
- Released: 16 Oct 2009
- According to Rita Cassisi, Coordinator of the UNIFEM programme ‘Women and Local Economic Development’ (MYDEL), 60% of entrepreneurs who start a micro business in Central America are women and therefore it is time to acknowledge the magnitude of their contribution to the region’s economic development
- Women are Overlooked but Important Actors in the Context of the Economic Crisis in Latin America
- Released: 19 Oct 2009
- Quito — A coordination workshop for UNIFEM programmes on women’s economic security and rights in Latin America was held in Quito in Ecuador on 12-14 October.
- Arab Employment Forum opens with strong call for a job-centered recovery
- Released: 19 Oct 2009
- BEIRUT (ILO News) – Government, employer and worker representatives opened a three-day Arab Employment Forum amid growing concerns over the impact of the global economic crisis on jobs and enterprises in the region, and an urgent call for action based on the ILO Global Jobs Pact
- Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his report to the General Council on 20 October 2009, said “it will be difficult to get to 2010 without a serious acceleration of pace.
- Released: 20 Oct 2009
- "We need to see real negotiations emerge, not only informal consultations and discussions, but real exchanges among Members”. He said he would be holding consultations on the key issues with negotiating chairs and meet with senior trade officials during the week.
- UNDP presents the Report on Human Development in Central America
- Released: 20 Oct 2009
- Central America: Respect of rule of law is most effective remedy against violence
- Arab Employment Forum endorses agenda for action in the region
- Released: 21 Oct 2009
- BEIRUT (ILO News) – The Arab Employment Forum closed here today with agreement between the government, employer and worker representatives of 22 countries on an Agenda for Action to apply the Global Jobs Pact in the region to mitigate the immediate impacts of the economic crisis on labour markets.
- Asia and the Pacific leads way in advancing action plan for women, UN official says
- Released: 22 Oct 2009
- ESCAP chief addresses Asia-Pacific NGO forum on Beijing+15
- Gareth Thomas today promised UK funding for the UN’s work with the world’s poorest people when its different agencies deliver ‘as one team’
- Released: 22 Oct 2009
- The International Development Minister committed £40m to the Delivering as One programme which strips away bureaucracy by ensuring all the UN’s work in developing countries is delivered through one efficient programme.
- WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy calls for intensified, text-based Doha negotiations to bridge gaps
- Released: 23 Oct 2009
- Lamy calls for intensified, text-based Doha negotiations to bridge gaps
- Addressing East Asia Summit, ESCAP chief outlines how Asian countries can better connect with each other
- Released: 25 Oct 2009
- Bangkok (UN/ESCAP Information Services) -- The top United Nations official in Asia and the Pacific today presented Asian leaders with a new development plan less reliant on exports to the West but places emphasizes instead on greater connectivity within the region.
- Expert Meeting of Least Developed Countries in preparation for the 4th United Nations Conference on LDCs (UNLDC IV)
- Released: 27 Oct 2009
- Assessing Least Developed Countries´ export potential in commodities with an emphasis on horticulture including tropical fruits for policy action during and beyond the conference
- Asia-Pacific exports on upswing but region needs to rethink trade-led development, UN report says
- Released: 29 Oct 2009
- Bangkok (UN/ESCAP Information Services) -- Asia-Pacific exports are making a strong recovery from the global economic crisis but the region needs to rethink the role of trade in development, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
- ILO meeting adopts revised list of occupational diseases
- Released: 30 Oct 2009
- GENEVA (ILO News) – A tripartite meeting of experts on occupational diseases held at the International Labour Office (ILO) has adopted a new list of occupational diseases designed to assist countries in the prevention, recording, notification and, if applicable, compensation of illnesses caused by work
