News, articles and events on Green Jobs
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Official launch of PAGE Initiative in Burkina Faso and Senegal
10 June 2014
In response to requests by governments of Burkina Faso and Senegal, the ILO, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and UNITAR jointly launched PAGE in the two countries in view of supporting national efforts to transition to greener economies.
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© Pairoj / AFP 2023
World Environment Day
Raise your voice, not the sea level
05 June 2014
Message by Guy Ryder Director-General of the ILO on the occasion of World Environment Day
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Official launch of PAGE Initiative in Peru
02 May 2014
In the context of the international seminar “Towards an Economy with Green Growth in Peru”, held on 28 and 29 April in Lima, the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Labour and Employment Promotion reaffirmed their commitment to promote an economy with green growth in Peru.
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Peru to hold first international seminar on green growth strategies
23 April 2014
Under the slogan “Towards an Economy with Green Growth in Peru”, the Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion and the Ministry of Environment invite national and international partners to a 2 day seminar to discuss the country’s opportunities for creating an economy with green growth.
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South Africa National Green Jobs Dialogue
09 April 2014
On 9 April 2014, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), as custodians of the Green Fund, hosted the National Green Jobs Dialogue.
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Workshop to review findings of a national green jobs assessment in Tunisia
27 March 2014
Tunisia has thousands of green jobs and - as demand for green products and services increases – there are good prospects for further increase in green jobs creation.
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© Robert Harding / AFP 2023
Event
UN Conference on Small Island Developing States
The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa, under the theme Sustainable Development through Genuine and Durable Partnerships.
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Partnership for Action on Green Economy
Global green economy partnership calls for new economic paradigm
05 March 2014
Fundamental Shift in Investment Needed to Green Jobs, Industry and Trade.
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© UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 2023
Partnership for Action on Green Economy
New UN-led global partnership to help green 30 national economies by 2020
04 March 2014
Donors provide over US $11 million in support of country-level action front runners showcase economic and social benefits of transformation.
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Green skills and innovation for inclusive employment growth
21 February 2014
Better skills for green jobs are indispensable to accelerate the transition to an inclusive green economy. Ensuring access to training and promoting green innovation through entrepreneurship, especially among youth, must be part of a joint approach by governments and the private sector.