Category Archives: employment

Job creation through involving low-income people in Africa in business development programmes (UN News Centre)

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38299&Cr=undp&Cr1= UN launches initiative to spur job creation for Africa’s poor 6 May 2011 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched an initiative to boost job creation through involving low-income people in Africa in business … Continue reading →

Posted in employment, financial aspects, poverty

UNEP Regional Director for Africa Advert (UNEP / IISD)

Posted on March 7, 2008 by

African SD Policy Makers <africasd-l@lists.iisd.ca> UNEP Regional Director for Africa Advert Regional Director, ROA, D-1 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 08 Apr 2008 DATE OF ISSUANCE: 08 Feb 2008 ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT:  United Nations Environment Programme DUTY STATION:  Nairobi VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:  08-PGM-UNEP-417229-R-NAIROBI … Continue reading →

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Decent work key to poverty reduction (IISD / Linkages Update)

Posted on March 6, 2008 by

Read at : Earth Negotiations Bulletin <enb@iisd.org> Linkages Update – Thursday, 6 March 2008 http://www.iisd.ca/recent/recentmeetings.asp?id=7#mtg5237 DECENT WORK KEY TO POVERTY REDUCTION – COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT On Friday 22 February 2008, the Commission for Social Development (CSD) concluded its 46th … Continue reading →

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id21RuralNews Number 25, January 2008 (id21)

Posted on February 25, 2008 by

*** id21RuralNews Number 25, January 2008 *** New thinking needed to address the rural employment crisis A further 106 million people will have joined the rural labour force in the developing world by 2015. What work will they find and … Continue reading →

Posted in annual income, Climate / climate change, Desertification, economy, employment, Pastoralism / animal husbandry, poverty, Social dimensions, Water | Leave a comment