Geneva Event to Focus on Hazardous Child Labour
The ILO and the Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) will be holding a joint event during the 107th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva to mark…
Syria Conflict: Intra-Syrian Talks Conclude in Geneva
The United Nations-facilitated intra-Syrian talks are “moving in the right direction,” the UN Special Envoy for Syria said Friday. Staffan de Mistura concluded the latest round of discussions in Geneva…
Syria Conflict: UN-Led Negotiations Open in Geneva
Welcoming the representatives of the Syrian Government and its opposition to the United Nations-facilitated negotiations that opened Thursday in Geneva, the UN envoy Staffan de Mistura reiterated the need to…
$22.2 Billion Humanitarian Appeal Launched for 2017
The world is facing a state of humanitarian crisis not seen since the Second World War: more than 128 million people are affected by conflict, displacement, natural disasters and profound…
Who Will be the Next WHO Director-General?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has informed that curricula vitae and related information is now available for the 6 candidates proposed by Member States of WHO for the position of…
Intra-Syrian Talks Officially Start in Geneva
The delayed intra-Syrian talks to end five years of bloody warfare officially started in Geneva on Monday with two hours of talks between the United Nations mediator and the opposition…