Month: May 2024

IKEA Supply and IOM announce partnership to promote inclusion of migrant workers

Stuart Mitchell

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and IKEA Supply AG are launching their first global partnership to promote the rights and well-being of migrant workers, employed across the IKEA supply chain. After a decade of collaboration and several projects, the new three-year partnership will leverage the strengths and expertise of both organisations. By collaborating IKEA Supply and IOM ensure meaningful inclusion and employment for migrant workers and realize the potential of migration as a powerful driver for sustainable development. “Migrant workers who live and work outside their countries of origin…

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Greater social justice is the cornerstone of a more sustained recovery, ILO tells World Bank and IMF

Stuart Mitchell

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Gilbert F. Houngbo, has called for reinforced multilateralism and a focus on social justice for a sustained global recovery, highlighting the need to bolster investment in social policies, institutions, and dialogue. In statements delivered at the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings  in Washington D.C., Houngbo invited relevant parties to join the recently established Global Coalition for Social Justice , which already includes more than 200 partners. The Coalition aims, “to achieve a greater balance amongst the economic, social,…

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Philanthropy students donate to local chosen charities

Stuart Mitchell

University of Kent’s Centre for Philanthropy has worked with two undergraduate student cohorts to donate £3,250 to local community charities. This year’s students from the Kent and Medway Medical School and the University’s School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research awarded funding to The Church Street Project based in Folkestone, which offers creative and talking therapies to children and young people, SATEDA, a Kent Domestic Violence Service and KRAN, the Kent Refugee Action Network. The funding has been awarded to the organisations as part of the students’ elective module Learning by…

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The PRCA U.S. Census reveals concern on over-reliance on AI in the PR industry

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has published the results of its U.S. PR and Communications Census, revealing pertinent issues such as industry perception, evolution, and key challenges, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic. This year’s research, carried out by Perspectus Global and in collaboration with the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations, is based on survey responses from 112 senior PR and communications professionals across the U.S., with data gathered between September and December 2023. A significant portion of respondents (70%) expressed concerns about the over-reliance on…

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UNESCO appoints international expert group to prepare a new global standard

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO’s Director-General Audrey Azoulay has appointed 24 experts from all regions of the world to develop the first global framework on the ethics of neurotechnology. They met for the first time in Paris from 22 to 26 April. Based on the work of these experts, UNESCO will lead a discussion with its 194 Member States on the adoption of the framework by the end of 2025. Neurotechnology has the potential to solve many health issues, but it could also threaten human rights, freedom of thought and privacy. There is an…

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