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• Kazakhstan to form new social policy principles - president
  14 December 2012. The new strategy of development of Kazakhstan till 2050 will form new social policy principles, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said.
• Moscow Conference highlights convergence of countries’ policies and the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda. ILO-Russia Decent Work conference ends with agreement on the need for more quality jobs as a basis for economic growth
  13 December 2012. The High-Level Conference on Decent Work concluded its two-day meeting by highlighting the increased convergence of countries’ economic and social policies with the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda.
• During his visit to Moscow Mr. Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General gave an interview to Ekho Moskvy radio station
• Tajikistan has been officially admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
  11 December 2012. The Tajik president’s official website reports three documents were signed at a ceremony in Geneva on December 10: the protocol on Tajikistan's admission to the international organization; the decision of the WTO General Council on approving Tajikistan’s accession; and report of the Working Party on Tajikistan’s accession.
• Secretary-General's message to International High-level Conference on Decent Work
  11 December 2012. I am pleased to send greetings to this International High-Level Conference on Decent Work.
  Employment is a critical pathway to poverty reduction and economic empowerment.
• ILO, Russian Federation sign key agreements
  11 December 2012. The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Russian Federation have launched a new and strategic era of cooperation with the signing of three key agreements.
• Moscow Decent Work conference opens with calls for growth and jobs. Collective international action is needed for economic recovery, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at landmark ILO-Russia Decent Work conference
  11 December 2012. The two-day ILO-Russia Decent Work Conference has opened with a call for action on growth and jobs.
• Address by Vladimir Putin on Russia assuming the G20 presidency
  1 December 2012. On December 1, 2012, Russia will assume the presidency of the G20, the informal grouping of the world’s biggest economies. We see this above all as a chance to offer our partners a positive and substantive agenda aimed at resolving the common problems of concern to all countries. We will of course also make effective use of our presidency to address our long-term national goals and strengthen Russia’s place in global economic governance.
• Message by ILO's Director-General on World AIDS Day
  1 December 2012. This World AIDS day commemoration carries a unanimous hope that the world can bring an end to AIDS. This belief is upheld by the significant progress achieved in preventing new infections and increasing access to HIV treatment, care and support.
• Tajikistan logs 654 new HIV cases in Jan-Sep 2012
  1 December 2012. In all, 4,500 HIV cases have been officially logged in Tajikistan since 1991, when the first HIV infection was registered in the country, the Tajik new agency Asia-Plus reported on 1 December, World AIDS Day.
• Top artists, activists and sports personalities from around the world join the ILO in a global awareness-raising campaign to fight slavery
  30 November 2012. Oscar-winning actress and singer Cher is among the leading world artists who have joined forces with the ILO – the International Labour Organization – to fight modern-day slavery.

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