"JUAN SOMAVIA"

Segment addresses the theme “Making eradication of poverty an integral objective of all policies: what will it take?”

Segment addresses the theme “Making eradication of poverty an integral objective of all policies: what will it take?”

The International Labour Organization warns 4.5 million jobs could be lost in the Eurozone over the next 4 years bringing the total to almost 22 million people unemployed. ILO

A ministerial- level meeting of the Economic and Social Council is drawing some 500 diplomats and experts from all over the world to discuss ideas and plans for confronting the worldwide job crisis. (UNTV)     

Briefing by Spokesperson for the Secretary-General with guests Juan Somavia, ILO, Tan Sri Dato' Azman Shah Haron, IOE, Sharan Burrow, ITUC on the International Labour Organization's Call to Action on the Youth Employment Crisis

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was encouraged by the nearly 700 concrete commitments - totalling $513 billion - registered at the Conference from governments, business, industry, financial institutions and civil society groups, amongst others. UNTV

Highlighting the recent changes in Myanmar, Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi today invited international aid and investment to help build a better future for the South-east Asian nation, as she addressed a United Nations labour forum in Geneva. ILO

Briefing by Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and Juan Somavía, Director-General, International Labour Organization, and Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Women

The International Labour Organization's Director General, Juan Somavia says that the global financial crisis will increase unemployment by 20 million. ILO

The global community must move from words to action to protect the rights of its indigenous peoples, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in a message marking the International Day of the World's Indigenous People. UNTV