Resources on work, peace and resilience

  1. © ILO 2023

    Voices

    How work gave me purpose after Beirut blast

    04 August 2022

    On August 4, 2020, large parts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, were devastated by a massive explosion in the port. For Hani Baltaji, the rebuilding of a municipal police station has not only helped towards Beirut’s recovery, but also his own.

  2. Publication

    Employment Policy Department Newsletter, July/August 2022

    27 July 2022

  3. Roundtable discussion at the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development 2022

    Indigenous peoples, climate change and the role of decent work for a just and peaceful transition

    As part of the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development (23-25 May 2022), the ILO, together with the Indigenous Major Group for Sustainable Development and the Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples, facilitated an online roundtable session on indigenous peoples, climate change and the role of decent work for a just and peaceful transition.

  4. ILO-UNDP joint event at the World Reconstruction Conference 5

    Concept note - Mechanisms for social protection and local recovery

    23 May 2022

  5. ILO-UNDP joint event at the World Reconstruction Conference 5

    Keynote speech - Building an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future through social protection and decent jobs

    23 May 2022

    Text of the keynote speech delivered by Ms. Michiko Miyamoto, Director of the ILO Country office for Indonesia and Timor-Leste, at the technical session "Mechanisms for strengthening social protection and local recovery"

  6. Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022

    Building resilient societies through employment and decent work in the post-COVID-19 world

    23 May 2022

  7. ILO-UNDP joint event at the World Reconstruction Conference 5

    Technical session on mechanisms for strengthening social protection and local recovery

    The event focused on how to build resilience through recovery in a post COVID-19 world by providing examples of innovative social protection measures and encouraging the development of integrated policy solutions that create decent work and strengthen social protection to "build forward" together, new and better.

  8. Briefing note

    ILO Monitor on the world of work. 9th edition

    23 May 2022

    The report gives a global overview of how countries are tackling an uneven labour market recovery that has been further undermined by developments such as the Russian aggression against Ukraine, increases in inflation, and continuing strict COVID-19 containment measures.

  9. Video

    Sustainable Financing for Peacebuilding

    12 May 2022

    All UN entities carry out an invaluable work supporting peacebuilding on the ground, as illustrated by this video, which was displayed at the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on financing for peacebuilding.

  10. Publication

    Tracer study: Skills Profiling Application in Egypt for refugees and host communities

    19 April 2022

    ILO PROSPECTS Egypt in collaboration with Skilllab, a social start-up based in the Netherlands, and the Association of Businessmen in Alexandria (ABA), piloted a skills-profiling application that enables refugees and host communities to self-assess and communicate their skills to potential employers.