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Norway and ILO sign new Partnership Cooperation Agreement for 2012-15

MasterCard Foundation pledges US$14.6 million to create “Work4Youth”: Partnership with the ILO Youth Employment Programme

Sweden commits to further support for ILO technical cooperation

Kuwait donates $500,000 to ILO activities in Arab States

ILO highlights growing South- South and Triangular Cooperation

ILO and OECD sign Memorandum of Understanding

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Review of progress on MDG 1 (Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger): Background paper - prepared by ILO, WFP, and FAO for the UN General Assembly High-Level Plenary Meeting [pdf- 1.6MB]

Financing decent work: Contributions to the ILO

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Français [pdf - 932kB]
Español [pdf - 966kB]

This report recognizes the generous and strategic contributions the ILO has received from a growing number of Member States and donors over the years. It summarizes the results achieved in 2008-09, with a special focus on the added value provided by the RBSA.

The Partnerships and Development Cooperation Department promotes Decent Work for all as a global goal by –

developing and strengthening partnerships and relations with agencies of the multilateral system, the donor community and other external development actors
contributing to active ILO involvement in multilateral system coordination and United Nations reform processes at all levels
mobilizing extra-budgetary funding for technical cooperation and funds for the Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA), to complement and enhance action undertaken through the regular budget to fulfil the DWA
developing ILO technical cooperation policy and coordinating, supporting and overseeing the management of extra-budgetary technical cooperation activities
providing full and appropriate information services on the ILO’s technical cooperation programme and its financing, and on external relations.

The Development Cooperation Branch (CODEV) is responsible for resource mobilization and technical cooperation activities.
The External Relations and Partnerships Branch (EXREL) is responsible for partnerships and relations with other organizations, UN reform and the implementation of the Decent Work Toolkit project.
PARDEV works closely with the ILO Office for the United Nations in New York (ILO-NY), which is responsible for liaison with the multilateral system in New York.

Key recent policy events and documents

Global Employment Trends for Youth: 2011 Update
Short-term employment and labour market outlook and key challenges in G20 countries: A statistical update for the G20 Meeting of Labour and Employment Ministers (ILO and OECD) Paris, 26–27 September 2011
Promoting policy coherence for decent work and full, productive employment: A policy note for the G20 Meeting of Labour and Employment Ministers Paris, 26–27 September 2011
Joint Statement for G20 Labour Ministerial by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría
World of Work Report 2011- ILO says world heading for a new and deeper jobs recession, warns of more social unrest
Global Wage Report 2010/11: Wage policies in times of crisis
Review of progress on the MDGs by the UN General Assembly, September 2010
Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review (TCPR) (UN General Assembly, 12/2007)
Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (Accra, 2-4 September 2008)
1. Accra Agenda for Action
2. Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005)

Recent key publications

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Convergences: Decent work and social justice in religious traditions – A handbook

Decent Work and Social Justice: [pdf - 713kB]

The Decent Work Agenda makes a clear contribution to poverty reduction and development in line with the internationally agreed development goals. Over a quarter of ILO activities take place in least developed countries. The ILO ensures maximum value for money for both partner countries and donors, engaging in several aid effectiveness strategies for impact and results.