Event

17th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

The theme of this edition is: "Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Employment–intensive Investment Approach". Participants will discuss the role and contribution of employment-intensive approaches in achieving the SDG outcomes mainly focussing on building national capacities for employment creation, expanding employment-based social protection floor and conserving the environment - including addressing climate change and its adverse effects.

Event

16th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

The theme of this edition is: "Labor based approaches as solutions for sustainable development challenges in the context of decentralization" Institutional and operational issues of employment intensive approaches will be addressed under the angle of strategies and resources for sustainable funding of labor-based investments targeting local communities, in terms of rational use of natural resources and local materials for labor-based works, development of alternative construction technologies, creation of green jobs and environmentally friendly economic growth, training opportunities to improve youth employability, resilience and social welfare of local communities

Partnership for Action on Green Economy

Global green economy partnership calls for new economic paradigm

05 March 2014

Fundamental Shift in Investment Needed to Green Jobs, Industry and Trade.

© UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 2017

Partnership for Action on Green Economy

New UN-led global partnership to help green 30 national economies by 2020

04 March 2014

Donors provide over US $11 million in support of country-level action front runners showcase economic and social benefits of transformation.