Ensure decent work for key workers
Woman in a detergent manufacturing company making hand sanitising gel in Zimbabwe, April/2020. © KB Mpofu / ILO GENEVA (ILO News) – Countries need to improve the working conditions and…
Bangladesh: Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2023
Eligibility The competition is open to all students enrolled in a full-time or evening programme leading to or equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in law (LL.B.) or Master’s in law…
What to do in Geneva during the very hot weather? | City of Geneva
With bathing spots, walks in the shade and water sports, you’ll find plenty of ways to cool down. Adopt the right clothes While the activities listed here are fun, a…
Urgent support needed for hundreds of thousands of workers after Türkiye and Syria earthquakes
© Russell Watkins / FCDO ANKARA / DAMASCUS (ILO News) – Hundreds of thousands of workers in Türkiye and Syria have lost their livelihoods because of the earthquakes that hit…
Ukraine: UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings
The “tragic killing” at the penal colony at Olenivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, under temporary Russian military control, occurred overnight on 28 July 2022. Many of the POWs…
The rise of artificial intelligence requires a human-centred approach in conflict zones
What is your message to states and other parties looking to use AI and new technology for military purposes? Military technology and AI are being developed at incredible speed, in…
FAIRE FACE campaign: let’s get together in Geneva to talk about the dangers of climate change | City of Geneva
Starting from the twin observation that a) the climate emergency is not made sufficiently visible by the authorities in a public space flooded with advertisements pushing denial and ecological disaster,…
Press accreditation for the 111th International Labour Conference
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will hold its annual International Labour Conference (ILC) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 5–16 June 2023. Worker, employer…
Syria still mired in division, top UN envoy tells Security Council
“I hope they will soon, because if not, it will be another missed opportunity to help the Syrian conflict to come to a negotiated end, at a time when the…