Briefing: Growth and Employment Consultations in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

The Permanent Mission of Japan, ILO and UNDP are organizing a Briefing on the Growth and Employment Consultations in the Post-2015 Development Agenda on December 13th 2012, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m New York Time (GMT -5).

We invite you to watch the live webcast of this meeting at the above date and time, and post your comments and questions at http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/293659.

Opening Remarks

·         Mr. Katsuhiko Takahashi, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan

·         Mr. Olav Kjørven, Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP

·         Ms. Telma Viale, Special Representative of the ILO to the UN

Policy Perspectives on Employment Generation

·         Degol Hailu, Senior Adviser on Economic Governance, UNDP

Jobs and Livelihoods at the Core of the Sustainable Development Agenda

·         Aurelio Parisotto, Senior Economist, ILO

Moderator:

·         Paul Ladd, Senior Adviser, UNDP

Launch of the space on growth and employment on the www.worldwewant2015.org web platform

Discussion and Q&A

Spread the word to your partner organizations and collaborators about this live webcast and tweet your thoughts using the tag #jobs2015. For more information about growth and employment consultations, visit http://www.worldwewant2015.org/employment.