Preparatory Activities
Regional
- Background Note for 2012 Regional Meeting for Western Asia
- 2012 Regional Meeting for Latin America and Caribbean, 27 April 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay
- 2012 Regional Meeting for Africa, 25 March, Addis Ababa
- 2012 Regional Meeting for Asia and the Pacific, 7 December 2011, Japan
National
E-discussion
Employment and Decent Work
Productive Decent Work for a Shared Prosperity
The 2012 AMR will be held during the High-level Segment (HLS) of the substantive session of the ECOSOC in July at United Nations Headquarters in New York. It will focus on the theme “Promoting productive capacity, employment and decent work to eradicate poverty in the context of inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic growth at all levels for achieving the MDGs”. More...
News
- UN Economic and Social Council high-level meeting opens with focus on jobs crisis
2 July 2012 – The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today opened its high-level meeting in New York with a focus on the global jobs crisis and the search for ways to stimulate the creation of decent and sustainable employment. - Global partnership key to achieving Millennium Development Goals by 2015 - UN report
2 July 2012 – With three important targets on poverty, slums and water having been met, a new United Nations report stresses the need for a true global partnership to achieve the remaining Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015 deadline. - ILO chief: global economy at turning point, time to rethink policies
2 July 2012 – The head of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Juan Somavia, has urged United Nations member-states to think creatively and to build together a new path for a fairer, greener and more sustainable future. - Jobs crisis, shaky global economy create 'Policy Moment' for United Nations - Economic and Social Council told as it opens 2012 High-level Segment
2 July 2012 – For the world’s 205 million unemployed, finding work was difficult amid a slow economic recovery and rigid labour markets, conditions that presented an opportunity for the Economic and Social Council to sharpen its focus on youth, integrate its development efforts and advocate for a decisive multilateralism that benefited the most marginalized, Miloš Koterec, President of the 54-member body, said today. - European public sector under threat
28 June 2012 – A new ILO study shows budget deficits have led to significant cuts in European public sector expenditure, employment and wages. It also discusses the key role of social dialogue under the present circumstances. - Rio+20: youth turn to green jobs as an answer to unemployment
16 June 2012 – Finding jobs that provide adequate working conditions and help the environment is one of the main priorities of young people participating at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
