ILO’s technical cooperation programme: Trends and perspectives since 2000

This paper: (a) traces the evolution of the ILO technical cooperation (TC) programme since the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 in light of the profound changes in the international development context; (b) contributes to the revision of the TC strategy to be discussed during the 322nd Session of the Governing Body; and (c) discusses the ILO’s role in development cooperation and its TC policy in the post-2015 period. The Governing Body may wish to request the Office to: (a) enhance the participation of constituents in DWCP and TC programming; and (b) ensure active ILO participation, and involvement of the constituents, in global development partnerships (draft decision, paragraph 38).

Conference paper | 16 September 2013