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Donors

While some donor governments have reduced their ODA in line with public budget tightening, others are standing by their earlier commitments. Aid budgets are in general under greater scrutiny, and value for money is a key driver of funding decisions. New opportunities involve private sector funding, emerging donor countries and south-south cooperation. For 2012 the ILO is on track to reach its resource mobilization target of US$ 200 million in new contributions, in line with the ILO’s Programme and Budget for 2012-13.

The ILO directs voluntary contributions to the 19 Decent Work Outcomes and the corresponding country-level results captured in Decent Work Country Programmes driven by ILO's constituents. Donors are encouraged to provide more flexible, un-earmarked and predictable funding, including through inclusive multi-annual partnership agreements. In return the ILO has strengthened its capacity to manage for development results, including through enhanced quality control. Monitoring and evaluation inform the programming process and enhance country and constituent ownership.

Results and background

Australia: Partnership Agreement, 2010-15 and individual projects
Canada: Cooperation results overview
Czech Republic: Cooperation results overview
Denmark: Partnership Agreement - Policy dialogue with social partners
European Union: The ILO and the EU - Partners for decent work and social justice: Impact of ten years of cooperation
Flanders: Cooperation results overview
Ireland: Irish Aid Cooperation Results Overview
Italy: An overview of Italy's voluntary contribution to the ILO
Japan: Cooperation Results Overview
Republic of Korea: Cooperation Results
Luxembourg: Résultats de la coopération Luxembourg-OIT
Norway: Cooperation Results Overview
Spain / España: Promoviendo juntos el trabajo decente (in Spanish)
Sweden: Cooperation Agreement, 2009-13: Cooperation results overview
Switzerland: Cooperation Results Overview

Highlights

  1. Myanmar

    New ILO technical cooperation programme

    This tripartite-based programme addresses the reform agenda in Myanmar through a range of projects on building the institutions of democracy, updating labour law, finally eliminating forced labour, making the labour market efficient, and guaranteeing freedom of association.

  2. Child labour

    Netherlands to finance project to eliminate child labour in agriculture in Turkey

  3. UCGL and ILO sign cooperation agreement

    The World Organization of United Cities and Local Government (UCGL) and the lLO sign new cooperation agreement.

  4. Setting the development agenda beyond 2015: Global Thematic Dialogue on Growth and Development, Tokyo, 15-16 May 2012 (ILO, UNDP)

    Leading experts, workers, private sector and labour practitioners among policy makers, civil society, academia and think tanks from around the world met in Tokyo to discuss the technical and political work needed to shape the post-2015 development agenda.

    1. Read about the Tokyo national consultation
    2. Follow the meeting at UN Teamworks.

  5. ILO and Brazil meet to review South-South and technical cooperation



    Annual review of ILO-Brazil cooperation, including South-South

  6. MasterCard Foundation pledges US$14.6 million to Partnership with the ILO Youth Employment Programme

    New partnership will increase global awareness of the challenges facing young people in the move from education to the world of work.

  7. EU seventh annual Partnership Report: "Saving and Improving Lives: Partnership between the United Nations and the European Union in 2011"

News

  1. New donation to core resources

    Denmark makes DKK40 million contribution to the ILO

    The Government of Denmark will contribute DKK 40 million (approximately US$ 7.1 million) in flexible and predictable resources to the ILO Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA).

  1. New donor funding

    Netherlands agrees new funding for ILO

  2. ILO performance

    Expenditure and Delivery - Annual Report 2011

    This statistical summary provides final figures on ILO technical cooperation in 2011.

  3. Child labour

    Netherlands to finance project to eliminate child labour in agriculture in Turkey

  4. Publication

    The ILO at Work: Development Results 2010-2011

    This review of the ILO's work in 2010-11 describes the scope and purpose of the ILO's development cooperation to promote the Decent Work Agenda under its four pillars of employment, social protection, social dialogue and fundamental principles and rights at work.
    Click here to go to the interactive on-line version in English - Français - Español

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