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  1. Making African voice heard in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

    04 September 2013

    September 2013, at the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Member States will discuss fundamentals of the new development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Africa - the continent that is most affected by poverty - will submit its common position to have a say in how the future should evolve post-2015.

  2. Sweden joins ILO initiative in Zambia for rural youth

    03 September 2013

    The ILO-led UN Joint Programme with FAO on decent work and food security will create job opportunities for young entrepreneurs along agricultural value chains and will boost food security for rural populations in Zambia.

  3. Decent Work agenda for Eritrea

    02 September 2013

    The National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW), the Eritrean Federation of Employers (EFE) and the ILO reviewed the Decent Work Agenda for Eritrea and proposed a way forward.

  4. Sustainable Development and Decent Work Solution Forum: Presentations

    Within the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo taking place in Nairobi from 28 October to 1 November 2013, the ILO Solution Forum focused on projects concerning sustainable development and decent work in a variety of contexts worldwide. These presentations illustrate the solutions proposed.

  5. Sustainable Development and Decent Work Solution Forum

    Within the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo that took place in Nairobi from 28 October to 1 November 2013, the ILO Solution Forum focused on projects concerning sustainable development and decent work in a variety of contexts worldwide.

  6. South African Development Community(SDAC) Labour Migration Workshop

    The Southern African Development Community (SADC) secretariat, with the support of the ILO and the IOM, convened a strategic labour migration workshop for the sub-region, to enhance the SADC Action Plan on Labour Migration which focused on policy assessment, social security, data collection and low and high-skilled migration.

  7. Ghana ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)

    20 August 2013

    With the ratification by Ghana, 44 ILO Member States representing nearly 75 per cent of the world’s global shipping tonnage have now committed themselves to the decent work standards of the Convention.

  8. Maritime Labour Convention

    19 August 2013

    The ILO will mark the coming into force of its historic Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 with a panel discussion bringing together high-level representatives of seafarers, shipowners, port authorities and the ILO.

  9. Implementing the Joint Youth Employment Initiative for Africa

    15 August 2013

    The Employment and Labour Sub-Cluster of the African Union-UN Regional Coordination Mechanism met to discuss the implementation process of the Joint Youth Employment Initiative (JYEIA) which will be officially kick-starting in mid-September 2013.

  10. International Youth Day

    The 2013 observance of International Youth Day aims to raise awareness of the opportunities and risks associated with youth migration, share knowledge and information stemming from recent research and analysis on this topic, and engage young people in discussions on their migration experiences.

  11. UN Interactive Dialogue to Connect with Youth

    05 August 2013

    A global interactive dialogue was held in the UN General Assembly to bring the United Nations closer to the world's young people. Around one thousand youth from Africa, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East took part in the event, connected via video link.

  12. The 2013 Nigeria Labour Congress Rain School : Strengthening Trade Unions for Defense of Workers Rights

    22 July 2013

    The 2013 Rain School, organized courses for Trade Unions in Nigeria on leadership, organizational skills and Gender issues.

  13. CEE Innovation Fund and National Policy Dialogue on HIV launched in Southern Africa

    The Corridor Economic Empowerment (CEE) Innovation Fund and the National Policy Dialogue on HIV Vulnerability Prevention were launched in Southern Africa. The ILO supports this policy dialogue process to facilitate evidence-based development on connections between Economic Empowerment, Gender and HIV.

  14. IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS- (IYB) entrepreneurship training

    Improve your business (IYB) women entrepreneurs’ training held in Hadhwanag hotel in Hargeisa, Somaliland

  15. Abuja +12 Special Summit on HIV/AIDS in Africa

    The Africa Union Abuja +12 Special Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (A.T.M.) will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from 15 to 16 July 2013. In response to this challenge, the ILO/AIDS is organizing key awareness-raising events to highlight the new VCT@work initiative in line with the overall theme:'Ownership, Accountability and Sustainability of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Response in Africa: Past, Present and the Future'.

  16. Backing young entrepreneurs in Malawi helps reduce HIV risk

    12 July 2013

    How an ILO programme in Malawi supports hundreds of young people facing high risks of HIV infection to become entrepreneurs.

  17. Regional Experts Meeting on International Migration and Development in Africa

    03 July 2013

    The ILO shared its technical expertise at a senior experts meeting on international migration and development in Africa. The recommendations of this regional consultation mechanism will be integrated into the Second High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development to be held in October 2013.

  18. Month of the Women Entrepreneur (MOWE) Trade fair

    02 July 2013

    On 26th March 2013, the The EU, ILO and Horn Relief Development (HRD) celebrated the Month of the Women Entrepreneur (MOWE). The fair was held at Safari Park, Mogadishu with goods displayed by 20 women from IDP camps. For more information,

  19. A Production Center in Galkayo creates employment and promotes economic growth

    02 July 2013

    Recently, there have been increased violence and assassinations in the city and this civil insecurity affects all wealth groups, causing displacement, loss of lives and property and a high rate of unemployment.

  20. Galkayo, when artisan enterprise creates jobs and promotes reconciliation

    Galkayo is one of the largest cities in southern and central Somalia. For years, the city has been in a state of armed conflict. Nonetheless, Galkayo is the largest market for livestock in the horn of Africa. The ILO, in partnership with FAO and Terre Solidali, has led an initiative of improving livelihoods of vulnerable people in Galkayo through a project funded by the European Union.