-International Labour Organisation News The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally. A new ILO report highlights some of the worst affected sectors and regions, and outlines policies to mitigate the crisis. Geneva: The COVID-19 crisis is expected to wipe out 6.7 per cent of working hours globally in the second quarter of 2020 – equivalent to 195 million full-time workers. Large reductions are foreseen in the...
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Delhi violence: UN human rights chief expresses ‘great concern’ about CAA, police inaction
-Scroll.in Michelle Bachelet also said that in Jammu and Kashmir, 800 people still remain under detention, following the abrogation of the region’s special status. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday expressed “great concern” over the Citizenship Amendment Act and reports of police inaction during the violence in Delhi. At least 37 people have been killed so far in violence between supporters and opponents of the Act. Addressing the...
More »Explained: In numbers and dimensions, the global refugee crisis -Mehr Gill
-The Indian Express Globally, more two-thirds of all refugees come from five countries: Syria (6.7 million), Afghanistan (2.7 million), South Sudan (2.3 million), Myanmar (1.1 million), and Somalia (0.9 million). The first Global Refugee Forum (GRF) is currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland, jointly hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Government of Switzerland. At the two-day event, member states of the United Nations...
More »WTO Appellate Body will soon become dysfunctional -D Ravi Kanth
-The Hindu Business Line To have one member from December 11; India has 3 pending appeals before it Geneva: The US has finally spiked the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body, the highest adjudicating body for resolving global trade disputes. It shall remain dysfunctional after December 10, when it will be reduced to one member, said trade envoys. As a parting shot, the US on Tuesday blocked an initiative under Rule 15 of the...
More »UNHRC asks India to end lockdown in J&K -Kallol Bhattacharjee
-The Hindu Michelle Bachelet also asked India to ensure that the National Register of Citizens verification in Assam does not leave the people Stateless Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council urged India on Monday to end the lockdown in Kashmir and restore basic communications services. Delivering the Opening Statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet noted the situation in Kashmir and Assam, where lakhs have been excluded from the National...
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