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In 2021, which marks the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, FAO is strongly reaffirming its commitment to end child labour in the agricultural sector. In Cambodia, many families living on the Tonle Sap Lake are extremely poor and have to use their children as workforce to survive....

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital role migrants play in agro-food systems and the importance of engaging diaspora. Despite several challenges, diaspora communities continue to support food security and agri-food systems in their countries of origin, through awareness raising campaigns, knowledge and capital transfer, targeted support to the agricultural...

Nous interviewons aujourd'hui Gorgui FAYE, président et coordonnateur du Réseau Africain pour la Promotion de l'Entrepreneuriat Agricole (RAPEA). Gorgui, vous êtes le Président du Réseau Africain pour la Promotion de l'Entrepreneuriat Agricole (RAPEA). Quel âge avez-vous et quelle est votre principale activité au Sénégal?  J’ai 33 ans et je suis...

Beirut, 4 May 2021 - The year 2021 has been declared the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour by the United Nations General Assembly, in light of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 aiming at ending child labour in all its forms by 2025. In this context, the Food...

Geneva/New York, 4 May, 2021 – The Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth (DJY) and Generation Unlimited (GenU), led by ILO jointly with other entities, including the FAO, unveiled today YouthForesight (https://www.youthforesight.org), a brand-new knowledge platform that features leading-edge tools, data, and evidence for smarter and effective interventions for...