Labour : Closing the gender gap could add $5.8 trillion to world economy (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
Closing the gender gap by 25 per cent by the year 2025 has the potential to boost global employment by 189 million and raise global GDP in 2025 by 3.9 per cent, or US$5.8 trillion, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.

Opinion : A bold step toward the elimination of nuclear weapons (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
As previously announced, the President of the United Nations Conference for the negotiation of a Convention on the prohibition of nuclear weapons, Costa Rican Ambassador Elayne Whyte-Gomez, unveiled last 22 May the draft elaborated after the first part of those negotiations in March.

Environment : More plastic than fish or how politicians help in ocean destruction (PRIV)
(IPS, Rome)
The world's oceans are dangerously exposed to at least three major threats: climate change; the sharp degradation of marine biodiversity; and politicians.

Middle East : Inside UAE's quest to reduce food waste (PRIV)
(IPS, Abu Dhabi)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is working on taking strides forward on climate change mitigation.