The Southeast Asian country is the most prone to natural hazards in the world, and these hazards are becoming more intense due to climate change. The UN has been working alongside the authorities in the Philippines to prepare for a wide range of disasters, as the UN Resident Coordinator in the country, Gustavo González, explains ahead of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction marked annually on 13 October. “The Philippines, with its 7000 islands and many coastal cities, has always been extremely vulnerable to intense weather events and natural hazards. Each year there are some 20 typhoons, and many can transform into…
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Marta Youth, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) will travel to Geneva to lead the United States delegation at the UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) Executive Committee from October 12-16, 2024. While at UNHCR’s Executive Committee, Acting Assistant Secretary Youth will attend a high level UNHCR session on statelessness and meet with international partners. She will highlight U.S. engagement on humanitarian issues worldwide and U.S. commitment to protecting the most vulnerable. Source_link
WHO: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationEmergency and recovery response workersResidents in areas affected by hurricanes Milton and HeleneWhat: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges emergency response and recovery workers and people living in areas affected by hurricanes Milton and Helene to be cautious when facing hazards related to flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris. Storm recovery activities – such as restoring electricity and communications, clearing and removing debris, repairing or replacing roofs and trimming trees – present dangers that demand people involved in recovery and cleanup be experienced, trained…
According to the statistics provided by the SCRA, since June 2020, internet traffic data has increased by a huge 254 percent. (Seychelles News Agency)Photo license (Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles has seen a significant increase in internet usage over the last couple of years as service providers offer better speed packages at more affordable prices. As of June 30, the amount of traffic data observed from April to June, was 17,644,347 Gigabytes (GB), an increase of nine percent from the previous quarter. Patrick Moustache, the director of the Seychelles Communications Regulatory Authority (SCRA), said that compared to the same…
In a joint statement, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen, the heads of UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP, WHO and OHCHR, and heads of the INGOs OXFAM International, Save the Children International and CARE International, expressed their deep concern over the situation. “At a time when we were hoping for the release of our colleagues, we are deeply distressed by this reported development. The potential laying of ‘charges’ against our colleagues is unacceptable and further compounds the lengthy incommunicado detention they have already endured,” they said. The group emphasized that the reported referral to “criminal prosecution” further raised…
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Stanley Brown is traveling to Finland and Switzerland, October 14-18, 2024, where he will meet with senior civilian and military officials to discuss bilateral security cooperation and regional security issues. In Helsinki, Finland, Acting Assistant Secretary Brown will meet with one of our newest NATO Allies to build on longstanding defense cooperation to meet shared regional security challenges. In Lausanne, Switzerland, Acting Assistant Secretary Brown will join the U.S. delegation to the Ukraine Mine Action Conference, working with Ukrainian Government officials, fellow donor countries, and implementing partners on plans to safely clear…
El Mazatlan also paid $100K in back wages, damages for minimum wage, overtime violations Lea en Español.LOUISVILLE, KY – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with a Glasgow-based chain of restaurants requiring the enterprise to pay $250,000 in penalties – and to take steps to ensure future compliance with federal child labor laws – after investigators learned that the enterprise employed a child under the legal working age and employed 37 other teens to work more hours than the law permits.This settlement follows an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division that determined El Mazatlan Inc. violated federal child…
On behalf of the United States of America, I send my warmest congratulations to the people of Spain as you celebrate your National Day: The Fiesta Nacional de España. Spain and the United States share a deep and enduring friendship rooted in our shared values of democracy, human rights, and the protection of global security. We work closely to address the challenges of our time including support for human rights in Venezuela and Nicaragua and promoting the defense of the stable and open international system. The United States is especially grateful for Spain’s leadership on the world stage, whether as…
Department of Labor again finds rail operator violating whistleblower protectionsATLANTA – A federal administrative law judge has ruled that CSX Transportation Inc., a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest transportation companies, must pay a total of $453,510 to two railroad workers who were wrongfully terminated for exercising their federally protected rights to report workplace safety concerns. The company must also reinstate the workers. The decision by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Administrative Law Judges follows a whistleblower investigation by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration of CSX Transportation’s actions in November 2017 after the workers reported a blue flag…
The support of the European Union to and through Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) amounted to at least €1.2 billion a year on average during the period 2021–2023, Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen informed today at the second plenary meeting of the Global Gateway Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform. During the previous EU Multiannual Financial Framework, this amount was estimated at €1.1 billion on average. Commissioner Urpilainen said: “Civil society and local authorities are crucial partners in ensuring that Global Gateway investments address the needs of people and communities in a manner that is accountable and as impactful as possible.…