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Ministerial roundtable - 18 April 8:30 to 9:45 a.m., UN Headquarters
Policy and Financing Dialogue of the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions
Highlights
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Event
ECOSOC Youth Forum: Financing our future
26 April 2023
This ministerial session of the ECOSOC Youth Forum will address the financial and other means that are needed to implement the 2030 Agenda Agenda 2030 for sustainable development with a view to allow young people to achieve their full potential, contribute to youth development and reach the goals and targets contained therein. It will focus on experiences and best practices in promoting Youth-led innovations for Decent Jobs for Youth.
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News
Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions
25 April 2023
The Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions, launched in September 2021 by the UN Secretary-General, signals the UN system’s collective response for addressing the multiple challenges that threaten to erase development progress. The aim is to direct investments to help create at least 400 million decent jobs, primarily in the green, digital and care economies, and to extend social protection coverage to the over 4 billion people currently excluded.