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Press release

Jordan adopts key amendments to Cooperative Law with ILO support

Revised law enhances cooperative governance, promotes inclusion, and introduces new support mechanisms to boost the sector’s contribution to decent work and inclusive development.

Press release

Young refugees urge bold investment in leadership, education and economic inclusion at ECOSOC Youth forum

At a high-level side event during the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2025, young refugees shared stories of their innovative actions in their communities and advocated for stronger global commitment to promote socio-economic inclusion for displaced youth.

Policy Brief

Enabling Formal Employment: Work Permit Solutions for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

This policy paper outlines practical solutions to enhance access to formal employment for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, positioning work permits as a key tool for strengthening labour market governance, promoting decent work, and supporting economic...

Knowledge exchange

Dialogues on displacement - Perspectives from ILO Practioners

Action Programme on Crisis (AP-Crisis), MIGRANT and PROSPECTS joint initiative to support institutional knowledge exchange and learning in contexts of forced displacement.

Press Release

ILO awards youth through Business Plan Competition in Dabat

Through a Business Plan Competition organized by the ILO and its partners under the PROSPECTS programme, 60 enterprises led by refugee and host community youth from Ethiopia's North Gondar won seed funding, entrepreneurial skills training, and...

ILO strengthens capacities to promote sustainable employment through SIYB training in Lebanon

As part of its sustainable enterprises’ development programme, the ILO is strengthening entrepreneurship and job creation to support Lebanon’s economic recovery through projects funded by the EU, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Press release

ILO and QOOT Cluster partner to strengthen market linkages for farmers and agri-food SMEs in Lebanon

News

ILO supports Kenya to refine national plan for green jobs and skills

Kenya is advancing a national strategy to create green jobs and support a sustainable economy. A stakeholder review supported by the ILO brought together experts, government officials, and partners to refine the plan and ensure an inclusive...

Video

Tune in: iUpshift promotes youth Innovation in Music & Entrepreneurship

Through the ILO and UNICEF’s iUPSHIFT programme, young innovators are transforming their passion for music into groundbreaking inventions and sustainable businesses.

Video

Entrepreneurs fight malnutrition & women's health challenges in Uganda

Empowered through the ILO and UNICEF’s iUPSHIFT programme, refugee and host community youth in Uganda are driving change—tackling malnutrition with soybean products and improving women’s health with local remedies. See how innovation is transforming...

Photo essay

Microfinance initiative supports young people, farmers and workers in Lebanon

By providing subsidized loans and training, the ILO supported over 1,550 Lebanese and Syrians, creating jobs and building resilience amid Lebanon's multilevel crisis.

Factsheet

Approach to Integrated Market Systems: Dairy value chain in the Somali Region, Ethiopia

This factsheet captures the transformative impact of the ILO's Approach to Integrated Market Systems (AIMS) in the Fafan zone of the Somali Region, Ethiopia.

EIIP training modules

Enhancing Labour-Based Construction Management

Key Resources to Strengthen Knowledge and Training in Labour-Based Construction for Planners, Engineers, Technicians, and Contractors

Skills training

A New Spark: Abdi's journey from labourer to electrician

Through an ILO-supported vocational training in Ethiopia, Abdi Mowlid Abdi transformed from a struggling labourer to a professional electrician, securing contracts and ensuring a better future for his family.

Video

ILO strengthens labour dispute resolution in Uganda

Judges and legal officers receive training on applying international labour standards, enhancing their ability to resolve disputes, including those affecting refugees and displaced workers.

Press release

Second phase of PROSPECTS launched in Sudan, empowering host and forcibly displaced communities

The second phase of PROSPECTS aims to enhance education, economic inclusion, protection, and infrastructure, supporting refugees, displaced persons, and host communities in Sudan through sustainable development and resilience-building initiative.

Video

Solar energy gives power to youths and technical schools through ILO Project in Lebanon

An ongoing initiative provides hands-on training in renewable energy, creating job opportunities and sustainable solutions amid Lebanon’s ongoing crisis.

Strengthening cooperatives

How ILO PROSPECTS is strengthening livestock farming in Ethiopia’s Somali Region

The ILO's PROSPECTS Partnership enhances livestock farming in Ethiopia’s Somali region through innovative solutions, improving feed production, resilience, and economic opportunities for both refugees and host communities.

Factsheet

Technical and Vocational Education and Training to empower refugee and host communities in Ethiopia

This factsheet captures activities initiated by ILO PROSPECTS Partnership in Ethiopia to support access of host and refugee community to technical and vocational skills training, to create labour market linkages, and promote disability inclusion.

Engaging youth-led organizations

ILO supported Kulehe project to boost youth entrepreneurship and financial inclusion

The Kulehe project, launched in Addis Ababa, supports 120 youth from refugee and host communities with entrepreneurship training, financial inclusion, and business linkages, promoting decent employment through the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund.