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BRUSSELS (ILO News) – A new project to help address the root causes of child labour in supply chains has been launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with funding from the...

11 June 2024, Harare - Youth unemployment is one of the biggest challenges faced by young people in Zimbabwe. However, the foundational challenge at hand is the lack of decent and productive work resulting in various forms of labour underutilization. To respond and addresses these challenges, the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

11/06/2024 by Greta Campora and Ariane Genthon, technical experts from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division. On June 12 the world will come together to mark the World Day Against Child Labour, casting a much-needed spotlight on a critical challenge that continues to affect...

Digital tools hold great potential for promoting children's health and wellbeing. This is the case for REEFI, the innovative mobile application developed by FAO in collaboration with Mauritania's Institut Supérieur du Numérique. The app is an educational game and through playing teaches children about their rights and body needs. It helps...

Our world faces challenges to social justice, stemming from overlapping crises and long-term structural economic transformations. Rising rates of extreme poverty, working poverty, child labour, youth unemployment, and informal work underscore the urgency of addressing inequalities and ensuring decent work globally. In this context, multilateral cooperation is crucial to leverage the...

Since 2011, FAO has been implementing the Integrated Country Approach (ICA) programme to assist countries in developing inclusive agrifood policies, strategies and programmes for the promotion of youth engagement and employment in agrifood systems. The programme has primarily been funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and implemented...

10 December 2023, Dubai – During a dedicated COP28 side event, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a new study on the links between Climate change, migration and rural adaptation in the Near East and North Africa region. The study provides an evidence base for policymakers and practitioners working...

Freetown, Sierra Leone – On 7 December, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Mabunduka Agro Farmers Association have signed a letter of intent expressing their interest in working together on promoting green job opportunities in the agrifood sector in Sierra Leone. Mabunduka Agro Farmers Association is...

BRUSSELS – The European Commission, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), have launched a joint programme to tackle the root causes of child labour in supply...

In the framework of the Africa Food Systems Forum  Summit 2023, held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, from 5 to 8 September2023, 12 agripreneurs from across the African continent were shortlisted to participate in the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize. Innovation, market potential, social and environmental impact were among the criteria of selection....