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On 9 October 2013, FAO, ILO and Sida co-hosted a side event on Decent rural employment for poverty reduction and food security during the 40th session of the Committee on World Food Security (7- 11 October 2013).
The purpose of the event was to highlight the centrality of decent rural employment in reducing rural poverty...
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Inter-Agency Group on Child Labour releases special report at III Global Conference on Child Labour
09/10/2013
09/10/2013

At the III Global Conference on Child Labor that is taking place in Brazil from 8-10 October 2013 – governments, social partners, civil society and international organizations have come together in a bid to assess progress towards the implementation of The Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour...
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At the 38th Session of the FAO Conference, which took place in Rome from the 15th – 22nd June 2013, a revised International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management was approved by the Organization’s main governing body. The revised code pays specific attention to public health concerns and the effects of pesticides...
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Launching of the online dialogues! III Global Conference on Child Labour - Brasilia, October 2013
09/07/2013
09/07/2013

The Third Global Conference on Child Labour will take place in Brasilia, from 8 to 10 October 2013. The Conference marks the half-way point between the adoption of theRoadmap for Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2016 and the 2016 goal. It will be an opportunity for reflection and...
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Creating productive employment opportunities for the rural poor is an essential driver for rural development and for more equitable and inclusive societies. This is the message echoed by FAO’s newly launched video Transforming knowledge into action: FAO's Work on Decent Rural Employment, which aims to raise awareness on the importance of...
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On a daily basis, children labourers in agriculture are exposed to hazards such as pesticides, rough seas and animal diseases.
Not all children’s work is considered child labour, but that still leaves over 129 million boys and girls who are child labourers in farming, fisheries, aquaculture, livestock and forestry. Often invisible,...
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This week FAO prepared a background paper on Promoting decent employment in forestry for improved nutrition and food security for the International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition (Rome, 13–15 May 2013).
Decent employment in forestry is key to improving food security and nutrition for millions of people who rely on forests for...
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Winners of the “Innovative Ideas to Feed the World” competition to be announced by FAO on May 21st
09/05/2013
09/05/2013

Young professionals in the development field who wish to participate must submit their ideas by Sunday, 12th of May.
The 21st of May, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva will award the 5 most innovative ideas to overcome world hunger and malnutrition submitted by the participants of “Innovative Ideas to feed...
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Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar: Preventing child labour in the livestock and fisheries sectors
27/03/2013
27/03/2013

In a bid to enhance institutional mechanisms for the prevention of child labour in the livestock and fisheries sectors, a series of five, one-day workshops were held this month in mainland Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, 6-8 March 2013) and Zanzibar (Maruhubi, 11-12 March 2013). The workshops were jointly organized by...
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Tunisia: FAO project promotes self-employment and livelihood opportunities for rural youth
26/03/2013
26/03/2013

More than two years after the Tunisian revolution, difficult social and economic pressures continue to have serious effects on the food and livelihood security of Tunisia’s population. Unemployment is a key challenge in rural areas – especially in the north-west of the country – with youth and women facing far...
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