The United States signaled its intent to return to UNESCO and pay arrears after China became its biggest contributor and a Chinese diplomat took over as deputy chief.
The United States won overwhelming support to be readmitted to the U.N. cultural and scientific agency UNESCO almost five years after it left.
Delegates at an extraordinary session of UNESCO's 193-member general conference voted "by a very large majority" on Friday to approve the U.S. proposal for rejoining the organization in July and paying $619 million in arrears.
The averate rate of gains for women-held seats accelerated between 2000 and 2015, but slowed in the last decade.
Minimum wage workers in the E.U. had the most purchasing power in Germany and the least in Estonia.
The five-year partnership aims to help ski federations, venues and race organizers better manage natural and artificial snow.
But the International Labor Organization notes the post-pandemic job recovery for 15- to 24-year-olds is not universal.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
From migrants to refugees, millions of lives and the organizations that help them are at risk from U.S. aid cuts.
Trump also suggested giving the United States ownership of Ukraine’s electrical supply and nuclear power plants.
