All ILO Newsroom content
October 2020
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© Phil Roeder 2022
World Teachers’ Day
Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future
05 October 2020
Joint Statement from Guy Ryder, Director-General of ILO, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF and David Edwards, General Secretary, Education International
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World Teachers’ Day
Decent work for teachers is essential to build back better after COVID-19
05 October 2020
On World Teachers’ Day 2020, the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, praises the vital leadership role that teachers have shown during the COVID-19 pandemic and stresses the need to support teachers with decent work to ensure a better post-COVID-19 world.
May 2020
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© michael_swan 2022
Blog
The shift to online learning and skills training shows promising trends and troubling signs
12 May 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an explosion of online learning and training, as millions of people are forced to stay at home. It’s proved to be both an opportunity and a challenge.
July 2019
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8th World Congress of Education International
Education must safeguard democracy, promote the common good
23 July 2019
In a speech to the 8th World Congress of Education International in Bangkok, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder highlights the critical role of trade unions and teachers in shaping a just, human-centred future of work.
October 2018
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© Liang Qiang / World Bank 2022
World Teachers’ Day 2018
Children need qualified teachers
05 October 2018
In a joint statement to mark World Teacher’s Day, the heads of ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP and Education International underline the need for quality teaching for the world’s schoolchildren.
March 2017
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Series: Guides for Integrated Rural Access Planning and Community Contracting in the Water and Sanitation sector
Guide to develop Integrated Rural Access Planning in the Water and Sanitation sector: Guide No. 2
16 March 2017
October 2016
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© Luciana Ianiri 2022
World Teachers’ Day 2016
Valuing teachers, improving their status
05 October 2016
Joint Message from Agency Heads on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day 2016 and the 50th anniversary of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers
October 2015
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Statement
Remarks at the Opening Session of Knowledge-Sharing on the ILO/Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)/World Bank PMGSY Programme and launch of NREGA barefoot technicians training modules, in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development
06 October 2015
By Ms Sandra Polaski, Deputy Director-General (Policy) at the Opening Session of Knowledge-Sharing on the ILO/Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)/World Bank PMGSY Programme and launch of NREGA barefoot technicians training modules, in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural DevelopmentNew Delhi, 6 October 2015