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FAO is pleased to announce the publication of two JFFLS Facilitator’s Guide modules, which are a concrete example of the multidisciplinary approach at the basis of the JFFLS programme.The manual on Child labour prevention in agriculture, which is a valuable outcome of the collaboration between FAO and ILO, provides exercises and...

In the frame of the collaboration between FAO and ILO, on June 17th this year, the two Organizations have signed a Letter of Agreement for the development of a Guidance document on How to Address Rural Employment and Decent Work Concerns in FAO Country Activities.Specifically, the Guidance is intended to assist...

On 19-20 July 2010, the second meeting of the International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture was held in FAO Headquarters, Rome (Italy).  Following the “The Hague Global Child Labour Conference in  May 2010, the partnership members  met for a two day meeting in Rome an agreed upon: i) regions and...

The World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) comes just one month after a major Global Conference on Child Labour held in The Hague, Netherlands, the first event of its kind for more than 10 years. The World Day will provide an early opportunity for national and local activities to follow up on...

Rework the World is a global initiative that brings together the best local initiatives from around the world - those that can create new employment opportunities and speed up the change towards a sustainable society - with the aim of creating new employment opportunities for youth all over the world...

A new Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit for Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools has been developed by FAO to provide guidance on several core tools for monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is an important aspect to undertake in a project or programme and supports managers to assess the...

More attention should be paid to the plight of child workers in the fisheries sector, according to a group of experts convened by FAO and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in order to shine light on this often-overlooked problem. "Worldwide, 132 million girls and boys aged 5 to 14 years old...

FAO - in partnership with the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Ministry of Youth and Sport, Youth Development Association and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) - has recently published a case study report on “Promoting Employment...

FAO, in cooperation with the ILO, is organizing a 2,5 days workshop on child labour in fisheries and aquaculture which will be hosted at FAO headquarters from 14 - 16 April 2010. The workshop participants will exchange and discuss knowledge, good practices and experiences on the nature, incidence and causes of...

The United Nations International Day of Cooperatives, declared by the United Nations in 1995, is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July. It underscores the contribution of the cooperative movement to resolving global issues addressed jointly by the cooperative movement and the United Nations. The aim of the International Day...