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Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond {ILO Consultation with Civil Society Organizations}
VirtualFinancing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond Cluster 2: socio-economic response: social protection, gender, youth, health, education, and human rights Consultation with Stakeholders 11 March 2021 8:00-10:15am Consultation with Civil Society Organizations held under the auspices of the International Labour Organization in its role as the Lead on Cluster 2: Socio-economic response:
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Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond {ILO Consultation with Civil Society Organizations}
VirtualFinancing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond Cluster 2: socio-economic response: social protection, gender, youth, health, education, and human rights Consultation with Stakeholders 11 March 2021 8:00-10:15am Consultation with Civil Society Organizations held under the auspices of the International Labour Organization in its role as the Lead on Cluster 2: Socio-economic response:
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Changing narratives about unpaid care work and the economy
worldwide/virtualThe pandemic has shown the critical importance of Care. It also exposed the challenges that women, particularly mothers, face in juggling paid work and unpaid Care responsibilities. At the heart of the problem is our current economic system, which considers unpaid care work - and nature - as endless and free commodities. The Covid-19 crisis provides a unique
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Changing narratives about unpaid care work and the economy
worldwide/virtualThe pandemic has shown the critical importance of Care. It also exposed the challenges that women, particularly mothers, face in juggling paid work and unpaid Care responsibilities. At the heart of the problem is our current economic system, which considers unpaid care work - and nature - as endless and free commodities. The Covid-19 crisis provides a unique
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Financing for Universal and Crisis-Responsive Social Protection and Decent Work: Proposals of 2021 UN Inter-Agency Working Group
worldwide/virtualJoin the NGO Committee on Financing for Development on Tuesday, April 26, from 8 - 9:30am EST for an official side event of the 2022 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum on Financing for Universal and Crisis-Responsive Social Protection and Decent Work: Proposals of 2021 UN Inter-Agency Working Group Speakers: H.E. Mr. Phillippe Kridelka, Ambassador, Permanent
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Financing for Universal and Crisis-Responsive Social Protection and Decent Work: Proposals of 2021 UN Inter-Agency Working Group
worldwide/virtualJoin the NGO Committee on Financing for Development on Tuesday, April 26, from 8 - 9:30am EST for an official side event of the 2022 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum on Financing for Universal and Crisis-Responsive Social Protection and Decent Work: Proposals of 2021 UN Inter-Agency Working Group Speakers: H.E. Mr. Phillippe Kridelka, Ambassador, Permanent
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Creating an Enabling, Gender-Responsive Work Environment for the Future: The Role of ILO Convention 190 in Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
worldwide/virtualAbout: To achieve a job-rich recovery and just transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy, the UN Secretary-General is calling for a Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection that would create at least 400 million jobs and extend social protection to 4 billion women, men, and children
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Creating an Enabling, Gender-Responsive Work Environment for the Future: The Role of ILO Convention 190 in Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
worldwide/virtualAbout: To achieve a job-rich recovery and just transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy, the UN Secretary-General is calling for a Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection that would create at least 400 million jobs and extend social protection to 4 billion women, men, and children
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MSMEs in the Informal Sector: Formalization Ensure Sustainable Finance and Decent Jobs?
worldwide/virtualAbout 2 billion workers, or over 60 percent of the world’s adult labor force, operate in the informal sector --at least part-time, according to the ILO. The COVID-19 pandemic hit informal workers particularly hard, especially women. Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), both formal and informal, make up over 90% of all firms around the globe
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MSMEs in the Informal Sector: Formalization Ensure Sustainable Finance and Decent Jobs?
worldwide/virtualAbout 2 billion workers, or over 60 percent of the world’s adult labor force, operate in the informal sector --at least part-time, according to the ILO. The COVID-19 pandemic hit informal workers particularly hard, especially women. Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), both formal and informal, make up over 90% of all firms around the globe
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