Press release

ILO: 2.2 million workers affected by Typhoon Odette in the Philippines

14 January 2022

One month since Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) hit the Philippines, a new ILO assessment reveals nearly 2.2 million workers have been directly affected.

Climate change

Action needed at COP26 to reduce the risk of natural disasters

13 October 2021

Natural disasters threaten to wipe out years of development progress in some areas of the world. Ahead of COP26, the ILO calls for greater global cooperation to reduce natural disaster risk and provide support to those impacted by climate change and natural disasters.

ILO in action

A win-win for young refugees and local farmers

02 August 2021

The third of our ILO in Action series of video stories takes us to an ILO refugee project located in Bassikounou, Mauritania. Led by ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Federico Barroeta, the project trains young people in building public infrastructure. In the locality of Lemkhaiss, they are helping to build a dam that will benefit livestock agriculture, the development of seasonal farming and will also reduce risks linked to flooding.

ILO Caribbean Resilience Project

Virtual Training on the Labour Market Contingency Plan (LMCP) and Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)

The virtual training, is aimed at reinforcing the capacities of ILO constituents and key stakeholders on understanding and using ILO developed templates for preparing an integrated LMCP in each country; and understanding PDNAs and how to conduct them, with particular emphasis on the Employment, Livelihoods and Social Protection Sector (ELSP) component.

ILO Caribbean Resilience Project

ILO Caribbean Resilience Symposium

The symposium is designed to ensure that the knowledge developed by the ILO Caribbean Resilience Project is widely accessible to regional decision makers, social partners, technocrats, and development practitioners for practical policy change, advocacy and resource mobilization towards greater Caribbean resilience.

ILO Infostory

Peace and resilience through decent work

04 February 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the vulnerability of states that were already suffering from disaster and conflict. Even before this global health crisis, many were experiencing high rates of unemployment and poverty, leading to increased risk of social unrest.

UN 75th Anniversary

Investing in people through the ILO’s employment-intensive investment approach

25 November 2020

COVID-19: Supporting employment and incomes

Decent work helps bring peace and social cohesion during crisis

24 September 2020

Countries that are already experiencing fragility, conflict, climate change and forced displacement will continue to face multiple burdens as results of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ILO calls for more peaceful and resilient societies through the promotion of employment and decent work.

Statement

ILO's statement at the IUCN launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

27 July 2020

News

The ILO participates in the IUCN launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

27 July 2020