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In 2017, the FAO Conference endorsed the call to develop a rural youth action plan that addresses the importance of making rural areas more attractive for young women and men. Under the aegis of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG), the Rural Youth Action Plan was developed and presented at the...

The project ‘’Building resilience in the Sahel region through job creation for youth’’ aims at building resilience and social cohesion among youth while improving their livelihoods stability via innovative approaches to increase their access to sustainable employment opportunities, including via piloting specific schemes (both rapid-temporary and medium to long term...

While agriculture remains the largest employer in the world, it is a sector that is highly hazardous and often associated with working poverty and vulnerable employment. Agriculture is also the largest user of water and the number one driver of environmental degradation. However, there is enormous potential to turn this...

The Child Labour in Agriculture Prevention Facility (CLAP Facility) is a flexible and impact-oriented multi-donor programme, implemented by FAO. The Facility will support and strengthen the capacity of agricultural stakeholders to improve the livelihoods of rural communities and reduce their dependencies on child labour at scale, with special consideration to...

This document is the result of the Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour. It includes strong commitments on action against child labour while raising concerns that existing progress has slowed and is now threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict, as well as food, environmental and humanitarian...