News, articles and events on youth employment
April 2022
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The ILO held training on Just Transition at MENA Climate Week 2022
13 April 2022
The ILO participated in MENA Climate Week 2022 and co-organized events on Just Transition, youth and employment in the MENA region's energy transition.
October 2019
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ILO-supported national initiatives win policy ‘Oscars’
16 October 2019
The Future Policy Awards, recognizes the world’s most impactful policies empowering youth.
May 2018
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Innovations for Decent Jobs for Youth
The event provides a platform for governments, social partners, youth and civil society, private sector, foundations, UN entities and beyond to explore collaboration on innovations that work for decent jobs for youth under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
October 2017
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Academy on Green Jobs Promotion in the MENA Region
The event is organised by DWT/CO–Cairo: ILO DWT for North Africa and Country Office for Egypt and Eritrea through ILO Project “Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People” (DJEP) financed by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in collaboration with: International Training Centre of the ILO, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), ILO Green Jobs Programme, ILO Offices and DWT in the Arab States and North Africa.
September 2017
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Academy on Green Jobs Promotion in the MENA Region
This one-week capacity-building event aims to discuss how the potential for green jobs in the MENA region could be realised. The overall purpose is to contribute to enhancing institutional capacities for transformative change towards greener and more inclusive economies.
June 2015
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Pharrell Williams calls for action on climate change and green, decent jobs
11 June 2015
International music sensation Pharrell Williams calls on the world of work to tackle climate change to ensure young people and the planet have a sustainable future.
September 2014
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© Flickr / Carlo Iacovino 2022
Decent work and sustainability intertwined for small states battling climate change
05 September 2014
The international community has just concluded its discussion in Samoa about small island developing states, with decent work for all emerging as a key commitment, writes Bob Kyloh, senior ILO economist, who attended the conference.
August 2014
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© Robert Harding / AFP 2022
ILO to promote decent work in Small Island Developing States at SIDS Conference in Samoa
25 August 2014
March 2014
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© Robert Harding / AFP 2022
UN Conference on Small Island Developing States
The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa, under the theme Sustainable Development through Genuine and Durable Partnerships.
October 2013
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ILO sharing knowledge and boosting green jobs
28 October 2013
Sharing best practices for the promotion of green jobs can have a positive impact on sustainable development around the globe. A number of countries are meeting this week in Nairobi with that purpose in mind.