The event, to be opened by FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, will focus on smallholder tea producers, who account for over 60 percent of global tea production. The day aims to raise awareness of the cultural, heritage and economic significance of tea around the globe.

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This session will cover the main takeaways of the first day of the Symposium with discussions on the parallel sessions and their policy implications.

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The Welcome and Opening Session aims to set the scene for the two-day Symposium with discussions and presentations on research and innovations to feed employment policy development that can promote inclusive transitions, advance social justice and a better future of work. It will also lay the foundation for subsequent parallel sessions and panel discussions on a wide range of issues in the world of work. download Download recording

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Ahead of the Private Sector Forum portion of the LDC5 Conference, business leaders from LDC countries present their views on what is needed to advance economic development in their countries. 

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The 61st session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD61) will take place from 6 to 15 February 2023  at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission is the advisory body responsible for the social development pillar of global development.

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The Civil Society Forum during the 61st session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD61) is a time for NGOs worldwide to learn about each other's work, to prepare for the Commission, including by work on position papers and interventions.

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The objective of the discussion during the side event is to showcase country experiences and discuss how to generate these mutually beneficial synergies through coherent policies and design of schemes that take into account linkages between social protection and employment policies for decent work.

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Biweekly Geneva Press Briefing Chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva

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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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Today, the world faces challenges of unprecedented scale. In addition to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted life and caused an enormous loss of jobs and livelihoods, the escalating climate emergency and impacts of the conflict in Ukraine are putting negative pressure on food, energy and finance, adding to immediate and long-term risks to our prosperity.

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