News, articles and events on youth employment
June 2016
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ILO Director-General: “ILO sets course to promote decent work in global supply chains, in transition from conflict and crisis and in making poverty history by 2030”
10 June 2016
World parliament of labour sets the course for global action to shape the future of work.
December 2014
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Launch of pioneering new report "Migration and youth: Challenges and opportunities"
16 December 2014
September 2014
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© Flickr / Carlo Iacovino 2017
Decent work and sustainability intertwined for small states battling climate change
05 September 2014
The international community has just concluded its discussion in Samoa about small island developing states, with decent work for all emerging as a key commitment, writes Bob Kyloh, senior ILO economist, who attended the conference.
August 2013
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Message by Representative of the ILO on Youth and Social Inclusion Charles Dan on the occasion of International Youth Day
12 August 2013
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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
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Message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of International Youth Day
12 August 2013
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© 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.
February 2013
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Addressing Youth, Employment and Migration Issues through Joint Programming
The Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations will host an event co-sponsored by the ILO and the Secretariat of the MDG Achievement Fund, “Addressing Youth, Employment and Migration Issues through Joint Programming”, to share good practices and lessons emerging from the implemenation of the UN joint work on Youth Employment and Migration.
January 2013
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Call for Contributions to the United Nations World Youth Report 2013 - Youth Migration and Development
The UN Focal Point on Youth will organize a number of interactive activities, among them, an online survey, an e-consultation, a Google+ Hangout with young people and experts.