Resources on social finance
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
ILO Director-General calls for greater international financial support for critical social needs in developing countries under fiscal stress
12 October 2023
In statements to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, the ILO’s Director-General underlined the importance of helping debt-distressed developing countries to support social protection and decent work.
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Event
Inclusive private sector development in forced displacement contexts
A technical knowledge-sharing event on engaging and developing the private sector in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus
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German Presidency of G7 (2022)
Support to improve the effectiveness of development assistance in 'green jobs and skills'
03 March 2023
ILO and OECD support G7 countries in tracking and measuring global commitment towards increasing ODA for green jobs and skills
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Podcast
Tackling the productivity challenge
27 February 2023
Low levels of productivity are making it more difficult for countries and regions to escape from the current mix of social and economic challenges. How can productivity be improved?
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Policy Brief
UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief: Investing in Jobs and Social Protection for Poverty Eradication and a Sustainable Recovery
28 September 2021
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UN General Assembly
UN Secretary-General calls for accelerated action on jobs and social protection
28 September 2021
Deeply diverging recoveries threaten to undermine trust and solidarity and make the world more vulnerable to future crises, including climate change. In response the UN and ILO have established a ‘Global Accelerator’ to help ensure global financing to create 400 million jobs and extend social protection to 4 billion people currently without coverage.
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Earth Day
Invest in climate education to build a better workforce for a greener future
22 April 2021
Climate and environmental literacy can help create jobs, build a green consumer market and allow citizens to better engage with their governments about climate change.