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A unique programme led by the ILO is helping traditional craftspeople in the Philippines earn a decent wage and build their skills for sustained economic growth.

Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of priorities and initiatives — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians.

Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” – a first for a UN climate conference – but the deal still stopped short of a long-demanded call for a “phaseout” of oil, coal and gas.

For the five million people who live on Bangladesh’s chars, the consequences of climate change are already catastrophic. Extreme weather has destroyed crops and incomes and displaced the people who have always inhabited these islands on the river.

For the people of Nepal, climate resilience is an everyday affair. Nearly a month ago, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed 128 people and injured a dozen more. In the last year alone, nearly 5,700 disaster incidents, from earthquakes to landslides, glacial floods, forest fires, incessant rains and more, struck communities across the country.

In line with the national development cooperation roadmap agreed upon with the Government, the UN country team in Guatemala is tackling cross-sectoral environmental priorities, with a focus on biodiversity and green economy.