Under the agreement, commitments on workers’ rights and environmental standards to maintain fair competition are considerably weaker than expected, says the IPPR.
The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, said the UN chief, urging the world to stand in solidarity with the country's people, “now, and for recovering better.”
Even amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries must do more to harness the talents of young people to address the crisis and its aftermath, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council.
The Peace Pledge Union says that a realistic defence policy would focus on the biggest threats, including epidemics, pandemics, poverty and climate change.
A new report argues that military spending does not address the real threats to human security, which are largely not those that can be addressed by military power.
Amnesty says NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware has been used to target human rights defenders around the world, including in spyware attacks likely to have been perpetrated by Saudi Arabia.
The most complicated tasks lie ahead and many questions about the UK’s departure are still unanswered, says a new report from the Institute for Government.