Resources on social finance
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ILO Monitor on the World of Work
Mutually reinforcing crises have worsened the global employment divide
31 May 2023
International cooperation aimed at bolstering jobs and social protection can help tackle growing disparities between high and low-income countries, according to new ILO Monitor on the World of Work.
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ILO Monitor on the World of Work
ILO to release new report on the impact of mutually reinforcing crises on the world of work
25 May 2023
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Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All
Incentivizing collaboration towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals
19 May 2022
Progress on achieving the health-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals is lagging, and greater multilateral collaboration, as spelt out in the SDG3 Global Action Plan, is needed, according to a new report.
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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Guy Ryder: 'The pressing need is to stimulate economic recovery that is inclusive, sustainable and resilient'
14 October 2021
Remarks by Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC).
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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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Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses Safely and Digitally
15 June 2021
The ILO and the Government of Japan have partnered to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) operate safely under the prolonged community quarantine and adapt to the New Normal business environment with improved workplace safety and health practices and better equipped to take advantage of the available digital tools and the expanding digital economy opportunities.