Child labour

Working Street Children in Lebanon: Profile and Size Assessment

28 April 2015

The ILO has partnered UNICEF and to comprise the first comprehensive study on Lebanon’s Working Street Children subsequent to the Syrian refugee crisis

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United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory launches string of ILO projects in Gaza

27 April 2015

James Rawley presides over the launch of ILO projects as part of the UN-wide response to the loss of Palestinian livelihoods and economic opportunity in Gaza.

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Decent jobs for working out of disaster

27 April 2015

Japan was struck by a mega-scale earthquake and tsunamis in 2011. To find how the country and people has overcome the disaster, the ILO conducted a study on post-disaster recovery efforts. It was decent jobs that helped people work out of disaster.

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Cyclone PAM causes devastating impact on employment and livelihoods

23 April 2015

ILO Disaster Preparedness and Response

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ILO training to account for loss of employment and income during future crisis

22 April 2015

A training programme to build the capacity of local government, private sector, trade unions and NGO’s to better capture employment, livelihoods and social protection data in the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).

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ILO part of UN Joint Programme with UNDP, UNWomen and UN Habitat

15 April 2015

The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries has been contributing to the development of a UN Joint Programme to support recovery efforts in Vanuatu. The joint programme supports recovery of communities and local government in the provinces and islands affected by Cyclone Pam, with the aim to promote restoration of livelihoods, community and local government infrastructure, debris clearance and building resilience with a special attention to women, young people and most vulnerable groups.

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ILO hails adoption of the Sendai framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

02 April 2015

The Sendai framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 was adopted on 18 March 2015 in Japan by representatives from 187 UN Members attending the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

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Malawi Floods 2015: Post Disaster Needs Assessment

31 March 2015

Project

Vanuatu - Cyclone Pam - ILO response

31 March 2015

ILO to coordinate and implement technical assistance as part of the national recovery and reconstruction phase in Vanuatu - Post Cyclone Pam

Child labour

Labour inspectors train to address rising Syrian refugee child labour in Jordan

Newly recruited labour inspectors in Jordan receive ILO training on child labour to combat its rising incidence among Syrian refugees