Resources on Green Jobs
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COP27
Youth initiatives win IsDB-ILO prizes for innovative ideas on green jobs and skills
13 November 2022
The winners, who received their prizes at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, had responded to a joint IsDB-ILO Challenge Call aiming to build skills required for green jobs and promote youth participation in a just transition to a green economy.
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News
Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region
02 November 2022
The Issue Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab region (IBC/M), co-convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the League of Arab States (LAS), together with the members of the IBC/M, with support from the Regional United Nations Network on Migration in the Arab region organized a Regional Dialogue on the Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region, aiming to take a collective deep dive on the impact of climate change on different migrant groups and Member States.
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Labour migration
COP27: ILO events on labour migration and climate change
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Publication
Skills for Green Jobs in Egypt
30 May 2019
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2018
How biogas is creating jobs and promoting sustainable agriculture in Egypt
14 May 2018
Twenty-four million new "green jobs" could be created worldwide using environmentally sustainable practices, according to the ILO's report, “World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs”. In a global context of wage growth stagnation, increasing income inequality and a growing number of people in non-standard employment, Egypt is turning to new green technologies that protect the environment while creating productive employment.
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Good Practice
Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People: Tackling the Challenge in Qalyoubia and Menoufia - Final evaluation
24 October 2017
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Event
Academy on Green Jobs Promotion in the MENA Region
The event is organised by DWT/CO–Cairo: ILO DWT for North Africa and Country Office for Egypt and Eritrea through ILO Project “Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People” (DJEP) financed by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in collaboration with: International Training Centre of the ILO, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), ILO Green Jobs Programme, ILO Offices and DWT in the Arab States and North Africa.
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Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
Case studies on youth employment in fragile situations
20 September 2017
Under the aegis of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, this joint report by ILO, UNDP and UNHCR presents examples of good practices from around the world, showcasing innovative approaches to youth employment that help to build peace and resilience in fragile and conflict affected situations.
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Event
High-level event on Youth Employment for Peace and Resilience
Under the aegis of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, the event is co-organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) together with the Ministry of Employment and Social Security of Spain and the Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations.
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Alexandria
Academy on Green Jobs Promotion in the MENA Region
This one-week capacity-building event aims to discuss how the potential for green jobs in the MENA region could be realised. The overall purpose is to contribute to enhancing institutional capacities for transformative change towards greener and more inclusive economies.