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Unemployed graduate builds her own business with ILO's support

With support from the ILO’s Youth-to-Youth Fund (Y2YF), Amal Irshad Abdirahman, a 24-year-old entrepreneur, transformed job rejections into success, turning her homemade beauty products into a thriving business that’s changing lives in Jigjiga,...

Tourism

Community-based tourism in Jaflong: creating jobs and nurturing nature

The ILO, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Tourism Board, has helped launch a community-based tourism (CBT) model in Jaflong that welcomes visitors to experience the vibrant Khasi cultural heritage while ensuring community ownership and equitable...

The empowering journey of a young Timorese cooperative leader and entrepreneur

Through various skills training programmes, a young Timorese cooperative leader has transformed his life and empowered his community toward greater economic resilience and inclusion.

ILO promotes green skills to empower sustainable development in China

On 21-22 September 2025, the ILO and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China co-hosted the ‘Green Skills for Sustainable Development’ Symposium in Zhengzhou, launching the new Guide on Core Skills for the Green Transition.

Market Systems Development

ILO Market Systems Development approach boosts sustainable livelihoods in Kenya

ILO is strengthening local markets in Kenya’s Nakuru, Narok and Kajiado counties through a Market Systems Development approach that empowers women, youth and persons with disabilities in the fodder and tourism sectors, with funding from the Swedish...

ILO joins African Technical Universities and Polytechnics in promoting youth engagement in skills development

The International Labour Organization joined the 2025 ATUPA Conference in Durban to promote inclusive, youth-led approaches to skills development and sustainable TVET systems across Africa.

Beirut’s largest park transformed into a symbol of inclusion, sustainability and community life in Lebanon

The inauguration of Horsh Beirut’s first revitalization phase under the EU-funded ENABLE Programme marks a milestone in transforming the park into an accessible, vibrant and sustainable hub for all.

Video

E-Waste for Youth Employment in Limpopo

Launch event for the E-Waste for Youth Employment in Limpopo Province Project

Driving sustainable futures: E-Waste for Youth Employment Project launched in Limpopo

The project aims to empower youth, women, and persons with disabilities through technical training, entrepreneurship support, and market linkages within the e-waste recycling sector, contributing to circular economy in South Africa.

Timorese trainers strengthen capacities in career guidance, soft skills and disability inclusion to support youth employment

The European Union and the ILO enhance Timor-Leste’s institutional capacity to better support youth employment and promote inclusivity.

ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills

Cambodia and China forge new partnership to boost skills training and youth employment

New MoU to enhance technical and vocational education and training (TVET) quality and youth employability in Cambodia

International Youth Day 2025

Film screening sparks youth dialogue on green jobs and decent work

Nearly 80 young people joined the International Labour Organization (ILO) at the Green One UN House in Hanoi to celebrate International Youth Day with a special film screening and dialogue on the future of work.

Skills development

Timor-Leste takes a major step toward agroforestry advancement

The launch of the Agroforestry Sector Working Group marks a major step in uniting government institutions, development partners and stakeholders to strengthen Timor-Leste’s agroforestry sector.

ILO and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation support the technical validation of the national convention between the state and...

Youth employment

Young People in West Africa and the Sahel Advocate for Decent Work and Equitable Access to Education in Emergencies

The 4th West Africa and Sahel Youth Forum in Dakar has adopted the Dakar Youth Compact, calling for more decent jobs and equitable access to education in crisis contexts, in line with the AU-ILO Youth Employment Strategy (YES-Africa).

Youth Employment

From education to decent jobs: Why career development support matters for Viet Nam’s youth?

Young people in Viet Nam face growing challenges in finding decent work. Strengthening career guidance and inclusive support is key to helping youth navigate transitions and seize opportunities in the green and digital economy.

Between ashes and hope: Cabo Delgado youth find new paths

Amid the scars left by the armed conflict in Cabo Delgado — where entire villages were emptied, and families forced to leave behind not only their homes but also their dreams and memories — a new story is being written. Between loss and despair,...

Caribbean youth employment strategies

A Generation in transition: Rethinking youth employment in the Caribbean

Policymakers must rethink and reinvigorate their approach to truly tackle youth employment challenges in the Caribbean.

Y20

Youth team reflections from the Youth 20 Summit

From San Andrés island, lives are being transformed through technology and an ILO backed project

This is the case of Keyn Manuel Martínez, who guides his eleventh grade students along the path of technical education, creatively tackling the challenges of language, exclusion, and the geographical distance between the archipelago and the...