Forest work must be made safer and healthier, says new FAO-ILO-UNECE report 4 July 2023

Rome - A systemic change is needed to provide a safe and healthy working environment for the estimated 33 million people working in the forest sector worldwide, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).


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Climate response for drylands must include women 17 June 2023

In the world's drylands, women’s needs, expertise and opinions cannot be ignored if we are to create a truly climate-resilient future and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, including goals on gender equality (SDG 5), climate action (SDG 13) and life on land (SDG 15).


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