UN and partners press for seafarers to be designated ‘key workers’ during COVID pandemic
Seafarers are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic, playing an essential role in...
Israel: keep supporting households and firms, and accelerate structural reforms to spur recovery from COVID-19
Impact on workers of COVID-19 is ‘catastrophic’: ILO
Martha Maocha runs a detergent manufacturing company but has recently started making hand...
Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’
Syrian adolescent girls use a smartphone outside a technology lab in Damietta Governorate,...
EU emissions trading system: free allowances must be better targeted, say auditors
Free allowances still make up over 40 % of all available allowances under the EU’s ‘cap and trade’ emissions trading system (ETS), according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
These free allowances, distributed to industry...
Equal Pay International Coalition calls to prioritize pay equity in COVID-19 recovery with support from Megan Rapinoe
To mark the first International Equal Pay Day, the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) called all leaders to take necessary steps to ensure pay equity is at the heart of COVID-19 recovery efforts worldwide. Led by the OECD, ILO and UN Women,...
Building confidence crucial amid an uncertain economic recovery
G20 GDP Growth - Second quarter of 2020, OECD
COVID-19 containment measures weighed heavily on economic activity in the second quarter of 2020, with unprecedented falls in real gross domestic product (GDP) in most G20 countries. For the G20 area as a whole, GDP dropped by a record (minus) 6.9%,...
Poland: Investment Plan for Europe - EIB supports affordable housing in the city of Szczecin
* Aggregate PLN 85 million loan (approx. €20 million) to two city housing companies for the construction and renovation of social and affordable housing units.
* The aim is to regenerate the historic part of the city, encourage a social mix and...
The World Bank and Thailand’s Securities Exchange Commission Help Investors Navigate Sustainable Financing
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand and the World Bank jointly organized an online knowledge sharing seminar on Sustainable Investments and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) as part of SEC’s efforts to promote the...
