Youth Development
UN agencies to discuss youth development projects with young Jordanians
Special Envoy for Youth meets with Jordanians to highlight the collective efforts by the UN to support youth development in the country.
Inspired by the visit of the UN Secretary General Special Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, the UN agencies in Jordan are hosting a youth focused event. During the event, the UN youth programs and projects will be presented to the audience, followed by a youth debate on the effectiveness of UN support to youth. In addition, the participants will interact with the Special Envoy for Youth during a questions and answers session.
The event will be concluded with remarks from the UN Youth Working Group Co-Chairs, UNFPA and UNESCO.
Special guest Ahmad Alhendawi and approximately 250 UN youth agents beneficiaries and UN/NGO representatives will attend the event.
Through a number of projects, the ILO and its partners are working on areas related to apprenticeship and employment programmes , career guidance, skill testing and licensing & certification, youth rights at work, among others. These contribute to the National Employment Strategy (NES), which was formally endorsed in May 2011. It aims to help the government and workers’ and employers’ representatives to tackle youth employment issues.
The event will be concluded with remarks from the UN Youth Working Group Co-Chairs, UNFPA and UNESCO.
Special guest Ahmad Alhendawi and approximately 250 UN youth agents beneficiaries and UN/NGO representatives will attend the event.
Background on the ILO
The ILO and its partners are currently implementing The Jordan Decent Work Country Programme 2012-2015. Some of its main priorities include expanding and enhancing decent work opportunities for young Jordanian men and women through the promotion of better working conditions, non-discrimination and equal rights at work.Through a number of projects, the ILO and its partners are working on areas related to apprenticeship and employment programmes , career guidance, skill testing and licensing & certification, youth rights at work, among others. These contribute to the National Employment Strategy (NES), which was formally endorsed in May 2011. It aims to help the government and workers’ and employers’ representatives to tackle youth employment issues.