News and events

2012

  1. Transparency

    ILO joins the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)

    12 October 2012

    Making information about aid spending easier to access, use and compare, to promote more effective partnerships.

  2. News

    UN-EU Partnership Report 2012 launched

    25 September 2012

    The seventh annual Partnership Report, "Saving and Improving Lives: Partnership between the United Nations and the European Union in 2011", was launched this week in New York.

  3. News

    ILO to play active role in new U.N. Fund for disability rights

    17 February 2012

    The International Labour Organization is to play an active role in the implementation of a new trust fund established recently by six United Nations agencies to promote disability rights and help countries improve policies, data-gathering and service delivery to persons with disabilities.

2011

  1. I-News

    ILO highlights growing South-South and Triangular Cooperation activities

    14 June 2011

    The International Labour Office (ILO) has participated in more than 100 initiatives of South-South Cooperation, according to information provided during a panel discussion with representatives of donor countries , governments, workers and employers during the ILO’s 100th annual Conference in Geneva.

2010

  1. Development cooperation

    Denmark makes DKK 40 million contribution to the ILO

    03 June 2010

    The Government of Denmark will contribute DKK 40 million (approximately US$ 7.1 million) in flexible and predictable resources to the Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) of the International Labour Organization/Office, the ILO said.

2009

  1. Contribution

    Kuwait gives US$ 1,000,000 to the ILO in support of its work to promote decent work in Arab States

    04 December 2009

    The Government of Kuwait today contributed US$ 1,000,000 to the ILO’s Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA), becoming the first donor country from the Arab region to contribute to the RBSA. The RBSA is an innovative funding mechanism providing additional support in a more flexible and predictable way. This allows the ILO and its constituents to promote decent work for more women and men.