"EMPLOYMENT"

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed much-needed potato seeds kits to vulnerable Ukrainian farmers so they can plant food in time for the next harvesting season. FAO

Amid the humanitarian crisis sparked by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, labour markets are being disrupted both in the country and in neighbouring states. An estimated 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian aggression, according to a new brief by the International Labour Organization (ILO). ILO

According to the International Labour Organization, collective bargaining played a crucial role during the pandemic and can provide an effective means for employers and workers to tackle the new challenges that are shaking up the world of work. ILO

UN meets to help reverse 'precipitous drop' in tourism.

UN meets to help reverse ‘precipitous drop’ in tourism.

Briefing by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States Representative and President of the Security Council for the month of May, on the Council's programme of work for May.

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has been documenting civilian casualties in the country since 2014. After the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Mission stepped up its work to provide a daily update of civilian casualty figures. The latest figures – released on 21 April l – recorded 5,264 civilian casualties in the country: 2,345 killed and 2,919 injured. OHCHR

Rising inflation, economic impact of the war in Ukraine and the lingering effects of pandemic have led the IMF to cut its global growth forecast for this year and next, the Fund’s chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas announced Tuesday. IMF

On a visit to Hargeisa a senior United Nations official pledged the world body’s support for efforts to rebuild the Waheen marketplace which was recently destroyed in a blaze. UNSOM

Economic and Social Council nominates experts, fills multiple vacancies for 16 subsidiary bodies.