The biggest conference ever held of dairy workers' unions committed in Argentina on Friday to step up coordinated actions against casualisation and contracting out by the major transnational corporations and other major employers in the industry.

Airports, airlines and duty-free operators call upon WHO Member States to agree a strong Protocol on illicit trade in tobacco products during negotiations being held in Geneva from 14-21 March.

The issue of how to promote and institutionalise the forensic documentation of alleged cases of torture will be the subject for a panel of renowned experts gathering in Geneva tomorrow (March 9), chaired by the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Professor Manfred Nowak.

Despite signs of progress in gender equality over the past 15 years, there is still a significant gap between women and men in terms of job opportunities and quality of employment, according to a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO).

Geneva (ICRC) - Women displaced by war should be given a greater voice in decisions directly affecting their future, especially those taken by humanitarian organizations and others helping internally displaced people (IDPs), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today.

Geneva/Tel Aviv/Damascus (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today started transferring apples through the Kuneitra crossing point between the occupied Golan and Syria proper.

Geneva (ICRC) - Following the devastating earthquake that shook Chile last Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) activated a website today to help thousands of people within the country and abroad to restore contact with their loved ones.

The Fiji Government has misrepresented its human rights record in a report to the United Nations, Amnesty International said today.

The issuing of visas which prevent NGOs from working among Palestinians has been condemned by TEAR Fund NZ.

Marion Cowden, FCA, of Wellington, has been appointed to the newly formed Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee (Audit Committee) of the World Health Organisation.