News, articles and events on youth employment

March 2014

  1. ILO signs agreement with g7+ group of fragile States

    21 March 2014

    On 20 March 2014, during a High-Level Meeting on Decent Work in Fragile States, the ILO and the g7+ group signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a partnership for cooperation in job creation, skills development, social protection, SSTC, migration, and labour market monitoring.

August 2013

  1. Message by Representative of the ILO on Youth and Social Inclusion Charles Dan on the occasion of International Youth Day

    12 August 2013

  2. Message by Chief of Social Integration Branch, Division for Social Policy and Developement of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Jean-Pierre Gonnot on the occasion of International Youth Day

    12 August 2013

  3. Message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of International Youth Day

    12 August 2013

  4. © Maryann Bylander / ILO 2017
    Why do young people migrate?

    09 August 2013

    To mark the UN International Youth Day (August 12th), the International Labour Organization (ILO) is focussing on the 27 million international young migrants worldwide, aged 15–24. The ILO answers some key questions on youth migration.

July 2013

  1. Panel discussion - Youth migration and development: Moving Development forward

    For this year’s International Youth Day 2013, the United Nations Secretariat (DESA) and the International Labour Office (ILO), with the support of the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund Secretariat (MDG-F), are co-organizing an event to celebrate the Day. The event will bring together young people, civil society organizations and UN and other experts to discuss issues relating to youth migration.