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19 November 2015 | Disabilities
The United Nations Special Rapporteur Catalina Devandas Aguilar will visit Paraguay from 19 to 27 November 2015 to assess the situation of persons with disabilities, including indigenous persons, women and children with disabilities, and with a…
19 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The 13th African Regional Meeting will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from November 30, 2015 to the December 3, 2015. The meeting will bring together ILO’s tripartite constituents – governments, employers and workers – along with the political,…
17 November 2015 | Youth
Timor-Leste is a tiny country with a huge trash problem. Water is not potable -- as a result, plastic bottles of all sizes can be found everywhere, marring the country’s natural beauty and creating hazardous health and environmental conditions. The…
17 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
16 UN Member States have pledged approximately US$ 77 million to go towards UN development work for 2016, with US$10 million destined for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Member states that announced pledges at the Conference were:…
16 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The #endpoverty hashtag challenge, a partnership between National Geographic Your Shot and the World Bank Group, asked photographers to show what #endpoverty meant to them. How are people helping other people live better lives? How are people…
13 November 2015 | Women
Stella S. Dongo is the head of the Community Empowerment Project which was established as a means to buffer the blow of the 2008 global economic meltdown on citizens of the southern African country. Ms Dongo was recently honoured by Rotary as a '…
11 November 2015 | Cooperatives
On 8-10 November, an international conference in Turkey will discuss, among other issues, ways in which cooperatives can help the growing number of refugees and migrants in today’s world. ILO News spoke with Simel Esim, head of the ILO’s…
11 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
"What does a decent job mean to you?"
Please sign in at the end of this page and join this month’s e-discussion on how access to employment promotes sustainable social development!
The e-Discussion will take place from 1 to 30 November 2015.
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11 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
Without inclusive and climate-smart development, alongside efforts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions that protect the poor, agricultural shocks, natural disasters and the spread of diseases could push more than 100 million additional people into…
06 November 2015 | Cooperatives
The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) will hold a Global Conference and General Assembly in Antalya, Turkey on November 10 to November 13th.
The Alliance's 2015 Global Conference will focus on key trends in politics, economic governance,…
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…