'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like
Successful results were supported by social dialogue between government and the social partners.
LISBON, 12 October 2018 (ILO)* – A mix of sound economic and social policies and constructive social dialogue between the government, workers’ and employers’ organizations have helped Portugal recover from the 2008 economic and financial crisis and have driven economic and employment growth, says a new ILO report.
A pop-up hotel and restaurant run by refugees have given new life to a forbidding Amsterdam building that once housed hardened criminals.
Hayder Al Saadi, from Baghdad, is the floor manager of A Beautiful Mess restaurant, located in what was the laundry room of Amsterdam’s former jail. © UNHCR/Miquel Gonzalez
Wasting less, eating better and adopting a sustainable lifestyle are key to building a world free of hunger. The choices we make today are vital for a secure future of food. Here’s a list of simple actions to help you make #ZeroHunger way of life, to help re-connect to food and what it stands for.
The United Nations General Assembly held secret-ballot elections for the Human Rights Council (HRC) on 12 October 2018. As of 1 January next year, the 18 newly-elected States will serve for three years on the UN’s highest inter-governmental body, mandated to protect and promote human rights worldwide.
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While the institution has been the subject of controversy since its creation in 2006 – culminating in the withdrawal of the USA this past June – UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated that it plays “a very important role” in the UN’s human rights architecture.
12 October 2018 — UN human rights experts are urging Saudi Arabia to “immediately and unconditionally” release all women human rights defenders, including six imprisoned on charges relating to their peaceful defence of human rights.
