THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) is participating in a series of events at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), which opened on 14th September in New York, which is holding under the theme: “Building resilience through hope – to recovery from COVID-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalize the United Nations.”
ILO’s Director-General, Guy Ryder, will later today take part in a side event in the Sustainable Development Goals Action Zone on social protection and jobs. Against the backdrop of rising inequalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryder will discuss how changes in working conditions and social protection can be realized and the path out of the crisis that needs to be followed.
On 28th September, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, together with the ILO, under the aegis of the Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond Initiative (FfDI), will convene a meeting of Heads of State and Government on Jobs and Social Protection for Poverty Eradication.
The High-Level Meeting is part of the FfDI, launched in May 2020 by the Secretary General together with the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica to respond to the socio-economic crisis caused by the pandemic.
