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06 November 2015 | Youth
During Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), November 12 to November 19th, the world's largest celebration of innovators and job creators, the World Bank Group is hosting a series of events to highlight the importance of innovative entrepreneurship…
04 November 2015 | Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) recent publication “Inclusion of people with disabilities in national employment policies” is designed to provide step-by-step support in effectively including women and men with disabilities in the…
04 November 2015 | Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) recent publication “Inclusion of people with disabilities in national employment policies” is designed to provide step-by-step support in effectively including women and men with disabilities in the…
04 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Social Development will participate in the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the…
03 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The International Labour Organization (ILO) says social dialogue includes all types of negotiation, consultation and an open exchange of information between partners.
Effective social dialogue between governments, workers and employers can improve…
03 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Urban trends are making the push for inclusion more important than ever. Cities are growing at historic rates, with 90 percent of urban growth taking place in Asia and Africa. While urbanization has the potential to lift people out of poverty and…
03 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Urban trends are making the push for inclusion more important than ever. Cities are growing at historic rates, with 90 percent of urban growth taking place in Asia and Africa. While urbanization has the potential to lift people out of poverty and…
02 November 2015 | Cooperatives, | Social Inclusion
Lenore Matthew from ILO's Cooperatives Unit (COOP) and the Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch (GED) is mapping the global provision of care through cooperatives. A synthesis of literature reviews, online surveys and key informant interviews has…
02 November 2015 | Cooperatives, | Social Inclusion
Lenore Matthew from ILO's Cooperatives Unit (COOP) and the Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch (GED) is mapping the global provision of care through cooperatives. A synthesis of literature reviews, online surveys and key informant interviews has…
02 November 2015 | Social Inclusion, | Women
Shauna Olney of the International Labour Organization (ILO) urges governments to commit to the basic right of empowering women in employment, salaries and the working environment.
The Chief of Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch stressed, “the…
02 November 2015 | Social Inclusion, | Women
Shauna Olney of the International Labour Organization (ILO) urges governments to commit to the basic right of empowering women in employment, salaries and the working environment.
The Chief of Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch stressed, “the…
02 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
As of 1 January 2016, countries, like big vessels, will begin sailing towards this new development north from different harbors. But how will they calibrate their ‘navigation instruments’ to set their course?
The 2030 Agenda is very clear in this…