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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...

218 million children under 18 years of age are involved in child labour. 70% of them -more than 150 million - are working in agriculture, where children comprise a third of the workforce. On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) 2009, a joint event was organized by...

Rural employment was presented as an information document at the 21st session of the Committee on Agriculture 2009 (COAG), held at FAO’s headquarters in Rome from the 22nd to the 25th of April. The document, titled “Elements of an FAO Rural Employment Strategy - Productive, Fair and Just Employment for Rural Development...

FAO, IFAD and ILO are pleased to announce a three-day technical expert workshop on “Gaps, trends and current research in gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: differentiated pathways out of poverty”. It will be held in Rome, from 31 March to 2 April 2009, at Casa San Bernardo (Via...

A new FAO-ILO joint programme to promote youth employment in Nepal has been launched, in partnership with UN Peace Building Fund for Nepal. The programme “Jobs for peace: 12,500 youth employed and empowered through an integrated approach” will last two years for an amount of USD 2,656,000. The joint programme will...

FAO, ILO and IFAD are organizing a technical expert workshop on “Gaps, trends and current research in gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: differentiated pathways out of poverty”, which will be held in Rome from 31 March to 2 April 2009. The papers selected for the workshop are now being...

The Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook was launched on Wednesday 15th October to mark the first official observance of the International Day of Rural Women. This milestone publication, jointly produced by the World Bank, FAO and IFAD, represents the collective work of over 100 writers and reviewers. Capitalizing on the comparative strengths...

FAO, ILO and IFAD are pleased to announce the technical expert workshop on “Gaps, trends and current research in gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: differentiated pathways out of poverty”, which will be held in Rome from 31 March to 2 April 2009. It is increasingly recognized that rural...

5 July 2008: 14th UN International Day of Cooperatives "Confronting climate change through cooperative enterprise"   FAO and ILO with other members of the Committee for the promotion and advancement of cooperatives (COPAC) celebrate the 14th UN International Day of Cooperatives which this year focuses on climate change. Agricultural cooperatives in different parts of...

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...