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International Labour Conference (Geneva, 28 May-13 June 2008)
2008
More than 3,000 government, worker and employer leaders are meeting in Geneva to discuss a wide range of issues including rural poverty reduction, the latest developments in labour rights and enhancing skills development. The Conference will also consider the strategic challenges faced in obtaining decent work, and will host a...
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Launch of the joint FAO – ILO website “Food, Agriculture and Decent Work” at the International Labour Conference (Friday, 6th June 2008)
2008
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), will launch the joint website “Food, Agriculture & Decent Work” ( www.fao-ilo.org ) on the occasion of the International Labour Conference’s 97th Session, 28 May - 13 June 2008. “Food, Agriculture and Decent Work” is...
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High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy
2008
The upcoming High-Level Conference on World Food Security, to take place next week in Rome (3-5 June), offers a historic chance to re-launch the fight against hunger and poverty and boost agricultural production in developing countries, FAO said today. In a key policy document specially prepared for the Summit, FAO...
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Statement by Juan Somavia on the Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security
2007
In a recent letter addressed to Jacques Diouf, Director General of the FAO, the Director General of ILO Juan Somavia highlighted the complementary priorities of the two organizations in promoting food security and expressed ILO’s interest in supporting recent efforts by FAO on the topic. The ILO’s Decent Work Agenda,...
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Planning for Livelihood Recovery - An ILO-FAO event at the launch of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
2007
Within the framework of a technical cooperation partnership in post-crisis response and recovery, ILO and FAO hold an event on Planning for Livelihood Recovery on Thursday 7th June 2007 at the Centre International des Conférences de Genève (CICG). This event forms part of a broader three-day conference launching the Global Platform for...
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