SDG8: Decent work and economic growth
Despite the impact of the 2008 economic and financial crisis, in the last decades employment and world GDP growth have lifted millions out of poverty. However, growth is slowing and inequalities are growing rapidly. Achieving this objective requires bold action to support sustainable economic growth, innovation and job creation, to protect and foster workers' rights, and to end modern slavery, child labour and trafficking.
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Alexander Kasterine
Alexander Kasterine is the Head of the Trade and Environment Programme at the International Trade Centre (ITC).
Benjamin Simmons
Benjamin Simmons is the Head of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP).
Claudia Assmann
Claudia Assmann is a Programme Officer at the Resources and Markets Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Fulai Scheng
Sheng Fulai is the Head of the Economic and Trade Policy Unit at UNEP Resources and Markets Branch.
Liesbeth Casier
Liesbeth Casier is a Policy Advisor at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Moustapha Kamal Gueye
Moustapha Kamal Gueye is the Coordinator of Green Jobs Programme at the International Labour Organizaton (ILO).
Peter Bakker
Peter Bakker is the President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Rowan Palmer
Rowan Palmer is a Research Specialist at the Resources and Markets Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Steven Stone
Steven Stone is the Chief of the Resources and Markets Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Vera Weick
Vera Weick is a Programme Officer at the Resources and Markets Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).Events
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Just transition: bringing people and communities along with the move to a net-zero carbon economy
22 Jul 2020 10:00 – 11:15
UNEP FI
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Meyrin Economic Forum 2021
11 Mar 2021
Théâtre Forum Meyrin | Place des Cinq-Continents 1, 1217 Meyrin
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MOOC Introduction to the 2030 Agenda | A New Agenda for a Sustainable World (9th edition)
24 Feb – 31 Jul 2020
UNITAR
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Associate Programme Management Officer | P2
14 Aug 2020
UNEP Resources and Markets Branch