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FAO implements a number of projects promoting gender equality among Palestinians by increasing the agricultural opportunities available to women, at the same time enabling the beneficiaries to secure income and improve food security for themselves and their families. During the past years trainings on agricultural techniques and innovations as well as...

Friday 21st January, FAO, IFAD and ILO will launch a report on the Gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: Differentiated pathways out of poverty. The event will discuss how gender equality in rural employment can contribute to poverty reduction and food security, boosting local economies and rural development.Policies, case studies and...

The Guidance on how to address rural employment and decent work concerns in FAO country activities has been just produced by FAO with technical assistance from the ILO. The document is the outcome of a longstanding and fruitful collaboration between the two organizations for the promotion of decent and productive employment in rural...

FAO, the ILO and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have joined forces to support the creation of more and better jobs, noting that decent work in the agricultural sector was key to combat the persisting rural poverty in the region. Despite economic growth, an increase in...

FAO is pleased to announce the publication of two JFFLS Facilitator’s Guide modules, which are a concrete example of the multidisciplinary approach at the basis of the JFFLS programme.The manual on Child labour prevention in agriculture, which is a valuable outcome of the collaboration between FAO and ILO, provides exercises and...

In the frame of the collaboration between FAO and ILO, on June 17th this year, the two Organizations have signed a Letter of Agreement for the development of a Guidance document on How to Address Rural Employment and Decent Work Concerns in FAO Country Activities.Specifically, the Guidance is intended to assist...

On 19-20 July 2010, the second meeting of the International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture was held in FAO Headquarters, Rome (Italy).  Following the “The Hague Global Child Labour Conference in  May 2010, the partnership members  met for a two day meeting in Rome an agreed upon: i) regions and...

The World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) comes just one month after a major Global Conference on Child Labour held in The Hague, Netherlands, the first event of its kind for more than 10 years. The World Day will provide an early opportunity for national and local activities to follow up on...

Rework the World is a global initiative that brings together the best local initiatives from around the world - those that can create new employment opportunities and speed up the change towards a sustainable society - with the aim of creating new employment opportunities for youth all over the world...

A new Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit for Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools has been developed by FAO to provide guidance on several core tools for monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is an important aspect to undertake in a project or programme and supports managers to assess the...