What's new
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Publication
The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Malawi
01 April 2013
Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 20
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Publication
Resilience in a Downturn: The power of financial cooperatives
20 March 2013
This report reviews the performance of financial cooperatives, looking in particular at the aftermath of the 2007-2008 crisis and the continuing long austerity period. It explains why financial cooperatives have proven to be more resilient pointing to the specificities of the cooperative model of enterprise.
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Multilateral system
United Nations General Assembly, 67th Session (2012-2013): Resolutions of relevance to the work of the ILO
13 March 2013
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Entrepreneurship skills
Afghan women unleashing their business potential
01 March 2013
How entrepreneurship enabled an Afghan woman to create a successful company and help other women do the same.
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Publication
The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Malawi
28 February 2013
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Meeting document
Mobilizing Support for the Call for Action on the Youth Employment Crisis
27 February 2013
Background paper submitted to the Meeting of ILO Development Partners on the Youth Employment Crisis, 22 February 2013
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Meeting document
Technical Cooperation Portfolio on the Youth Employment Crisis
27 February 2013
This technical cooperation portfolio comprises 48 new projects on youth employment, covering vocational training, policy guidance, entrepreneurship, and small enterprise creation in five regions.
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Youth entrepreneurship
From slum living to company director
25 February 2013
One woman’s success story shows how green entrepreneurship could be an answer to both youth unemployment and environmental degradation in Africa.
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Technical cooperation
A strategic alliance for youth employment
22 February 2013
The ILO presents a technical cooperation portfolio that calls for the mobilization of resources and partnerships to tackle the youth employment crisis.
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Somalia
Drop the gun and take a pen
21 February 2013
Countries have stepped up their efforts to fight piracy and warlordism in Somalia. The ILO has partnered with other UN agencies to address the root causes of the conflicts: chronic unemployment and a lack of prospects for youth.