Highlights

In 2018, UNOSSC published the “Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development Vol 2”, featuring Southern good practices that are relevant to the implementation of all 17 SDGs. In this context, the ILO contributed with three good […]

2018 has been a successful year of South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) at the International Labour Organisation. There’s only one more month left until 2018 is over, and it’s time to start looking back the major milestones of ILO’s SSTC […]

The ILO participated in the High-level Forum of Directors General for Development Cooperation on 30 November 2018 to convey the key messages emerged from the 1st November-Informal meeting in preparation of the BAPA+40 on behalf of around twenty Geneva and […]

New York, 28 November 2018 – The ILO’s solution forum successfully showcased the good practices for Decent Work and provided recommendations towards BAPA+40. This year, the ILO was honoured to have a distinguished panel comprised of: Mr. Lyndon Chu Ling, […]

You take your life in your hands when you cross the Makona River. Winding through Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the river is deep, wide and long. I’ve made it across, in the dugout canoes that ferry passengers back and forth […]

The ILO and Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) join forces to promote full employment and decent work in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. On 6 November, in Beijing, the ILO Deputy Director-General Ms. Deborah Greenfield and […]

Hosted by the ILO on the 1 November, the meeting is co-convened by ILO, UNCTAD, and the South Centre, with the participation of UNOSSC, Geneva-based agencies (i.e. Unitaid, WIPO, UNECE, UNEP, UNITAR, IOM, WHO, ITC, ITU, UPU, SUN, UNDP) and […]

Taking place in New York from 28-30 November 2018, the upcoming annual Global South-South Development Expo will play an important role in the preparation for the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40 Conference) in March 2019. In […]

The importance of South-South and triangular cooperation in accelerating sustainable development has gained continued momentum over the last decades. There is growing consensus around sharing ideas, knowledge and skills to address common challenges and build shared strengths. Developing countries are […]

Hosted by the ILO in Geneva, the workshop on the Convention No. 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples successfully took place on the 18th September 2018. The workshop gathered high-level government officials and workers’ and employers’ representatives from Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, […]

Expert meeting on the Future of Work in Asia: Skills development strategies to promote employment-rich and equitable growth in the care economy   Hosted by the International Training Centre (ITC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the upcoming Expert Meeting […]