GENEVA (ILO News) – The ILO will be launching a report on Tuesday 11 August on the devastating impact of COVID-19 on youth.

The study analyses how learning has been affected by the transition from class room to online and distance learning and how this might affect their future careers and job prospects.

The report will be under STRICT EMBARGO until Tuesday 11 August 20:00 Geneva time (18:00 GMT).

For UNOG-accredited correspondents an embargoed virtual press briefing will take place on Tuesday 11 August from 12:00 to 13:00 GMT (14:00 to 15:00 Geneva time). Login details will be sent to journalists ahead of the briefing.

The findings will be presented by:

• Sangheon Lee, Director, ILO Employment Policy Department
• Felix Weidenkaff, Employment specialist, Bangkok
• Markus Pilgrim, DWT/CO Director, Budapest
• Caroline Njuki, program manager, Nairobi
• Susana Puerto, Specialist, Employment and Labour Market Policies, ILO

Embargoed copies of the press release and other materials can be made available to recognized media on request.

Audio of the briefing will be available to the Palais press corps and registered journalists after the press conference.

For further information and to arrange media interviews, please contact the ILO Department of Communication: newsroom@ilo.org.

For broadcast coverage and interviews, please contact: multimedia@ilo.org.