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Economic development is one of the main drivers toward achieving sustainable development. Under the 2030 Agenda, its scope has drastically expanded to include the concept of inclusive and just economic growth. Thus, the focus of economic development has moved from ‘how much developed’ to ‘how well developed’. In this new paradigm, ensuring a concerted participation has become one of the most important criteria for sustainable development.

Likewise, CIFAL Jeju/JITC has expanded its scope of workshops to include various aspects of economic development, such as sustainable urbanization, tourism, entrepreneurship, rural and agricultural development, smart city, green finance, and so on.

2020 Nov 19 Workshop on Socio-economic response to COVID-19 towards economic recovery – focusing on employment

2022.01.11

19 November 2020, Jeju, Republic of Korea - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) successfully concluded a series of learning webinars on “Socio-economic response to COVID-19 towards economic recovery – focusing on employment”. The webinar aimed to raise participants’ awareness on the critical issue of workforce impact in the context of COVID-19 and support the Asian Pacific government officials and leaders of society for them to make and implement policies for inclusive and sustainable economic development.

The webinar featured two high profile speakers from the International Labour Organization, including Mr. Christian Viegelahn and Mr. Felix Weidenkaff. They covered topics around the world of work in Asia and the Pacific in the context of COVID-19 and youth employment. After the presentations, participants had the opportunity to engage in a panel discussion, through which they discussed cases in different national settings.

Seventeen participants from the Asia-Pacific region, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Philippines, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Tanzania engaged in the discussions and expressed their satisfaction with the organization of the events.

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