News and events
2012
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Video
South-South and triangular cooperation in vocational training - ILO/Cinterfor
20 November 2012
This animated talk describes the role of the ILO and its support for vocational training through worldwide networks and CINTERFOR. For the last 70 years, the ILO has promoted South-South and Triangular Cooperation in vocational training in Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthened by the creation of ILO/Cinterfor 50 years ago, for the social development and economic growth of its countries.
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Event
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2012: Town Hall Meeting on Women’s Empowerment through Entrepreneurship
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Press release
Global Network of Cities, Local and Regional Government and ILO organize South-South event on the informal sector in Maputo
16 November 2012
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Event
Global South-South Development Forum 2012
The 2012 Global South-South Development Expo in Vienna (Austria) placed the spotlight on Energy and Climate Change. The ILO Solution Forum on Energy, Climate Change and Decent Work (20 November) covered inclusive access to decent work, follow-up to Rio+20, green jobs, social protection and the promotion of workers’ rights in the field of renewable energy and climate change.
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 34
The Post-2015 Development Agenda
15 November 2012
The ILO is actively involved with the United Nations in support of country processes for defining the so called “post-2015 development framework” that will build on and complement the Millennium Development Goals. These initiatives include the work of the Task Team established by the UN Secretary-General under the leadership of the UN Development Group (UNDG), and the UNDG groups responsible for organizing thematic and national consultations. With UNDP, the ILO convened the first thematic consultation in Tokyo in May 2012, on the subject of “growth and employment”. In its recent discussion of the subject, the ILO Governing Body’s - governments, workers and employers gave a mandate to the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, to develop a strategy and provide support for ILO constituents to be fully involved in the agenda-setting processes.
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 33
South-South and triangular cooperation: Global South-South Development Expo
15 November 2012
The ILO will take part in the Global South-South Development Expo 2012 to be hosted by UNIDO at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on 19-23 November. The general theme is “Investing in Energy and Climate Change: Inclusive Partnerships for Sustainable Development”. The ILO is organizing a Solutions Forum on the topic of “Energy, Climate Change and Decent Work”.
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Publication
Decent Work in Myanmar - New ILO programme addresses the building of democracy
14 November 2012
This brochure outlines the ILO framework for its technical cooperation programme in Myanmar over the next few years. An annex details the projects involved.
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Press release
Denmark and ILO team up to advance youth employment in Egypt
06 November 2012
Denmark donates US$1.6 million to finance the first phase of two youth employment projects in Egypt.
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 32
Rio+20 - The three dimensions of sustainable development
18 October 2012
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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.