FROM WEF: Skills, not job titles, are the new metric for the labour market

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Skills are the new currency on the labour market. Skills indicate demand and supply at a more nuanced level than occupations, whose required expertise and skills are changing increasingly quickly, and degrees, which are often already outdated by the time they are obtained.

Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) review.

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Today the Commission has published the 2019 edition of its yearly Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) review. In light of global long-term trends such as ageing, globalisation, technological transformation and climate change, the 2019 ESDE is dedicated to the theme of sustainability.

Experiencing Empathy

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My basketball injuries have helped me to have a bit more understanding of what it might be like to live with a disability

DOING SPORT AND PROMOTING SELF LEADERSHIP

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The recently concluded Nepal Basketball League has been a great success and a boost for National Sports but how can we leverage sports for the betterment of the society? Let's look at some ways we can do sports while promoting the right values and the personal development of the athletes. The Solo Basketball Academy run by former ENGAGE Sport Coaches Manish and Manoj Rajopadhyay show the way!!!

The Raptors are not the only Champs....

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Perhaps if you do not follow sports, you won't be aware that the Raptors were recently crowned NBA Champions. It is a first time that a non American team wins the title.The crowd of fans gathering to celebrate them was totally astonishing, 2 millions people in the streets of Toronto and they are THE CHAMPS TOO. It has been a real team victory thanks also to DeMar DeRozan and all the bench...

World Drug Report 2019: 35 million people worldwide suffer from drug use disorders while only 1 in 7 people receive treatment

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Globally, some 35 million people are estimated to suffer from drug use disorders and who require treatment services, according to the latest World Drug Report, released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Modernization of world nuclear forces continues despite overall decrease in number of warheads

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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2019, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security.

ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS FORUM 2019: Global Goals, Local Opportunities

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UN ESCAP is collaborating with the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Papua New Guinea Investment and Promotion Authority to jointly organize the APBF 2019 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 20-21 June, 2019.

Creating Opportunities for Rural Youth 2019 Rural Development Report

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Youth is the period of life -- from age 15 to 24 -- when we cease to depend on others and take charge of our own future. If the transition goes well, everyone benefits. But a failed transition can result in life-long poverty, and a negative impact on society and the economy.This report focuses on rural youth, who make up around half of all young people in developing countries.

New international labour standard to combat violence, harassment, at work agreed

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The Centenary International Labour Conference has adopted a new Convention and Recommendation to combat violence and harassment in the workplace.

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