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• "Many thanks for this Mariana. There are many avenues for youth participation in the UN system. In a former life, I was the Secretary for the UN Secretary General's Youth Employment Network. (..."

  11 July 2012 on Toolkits for all: the answer to the unemployment youth?

• "Many thanks for these contributions. I would remind everyone the posts should be made in English, thanks to Diogo for indirectly translating the initial topic posting, Also, since the focus of this..."

  11 July 2012 on El Uso de medios alternativos de transporte LA BICICLETA

• "My apologies for not responding earlier. Yes, if there are really "new approaches and paradigms" out there, "state of the art" debates, let's hear them! Whereas the debate could have explored many..."

  11 July 2012 on Change of time: Event about the Urban Labour Network during the World...

• "Thanks for this interesting post and for highlighting the often unintended effects of so-called "best practices." However, since this is a discussion about urban employment, could you tell us what..."

  11 July 2012 on When global best practices are not the best:Parking meters.

• "Thank you Ed, and I will make two comments, one on the substance and another on the procedure to be followed. On the substance, I have posted a summary of the discussion on May 23 under the topic..."

  19 June 2012 on Urban Labour Network

• likes a topic: Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

  13 June 2012

• likes a topic: The Urban Informal Sector

  13 June 2012

• likes a topic: Infrastructure development a tool for job creation in Sub-Sahara...

  13 June 2012

• "Many thanks and I encourage you to look at other threads of the discussion on infrastructure and job creation which have already been posted. The ILO's Employment-Intensive Investment Programme has a..."

  13 June 2012 on Infrastructure development a tool for job creation in Sub-Sahara...

• "Thanks again Mekonen for your active participation. I addition to Ed's references, you may wish to look at the resource available through the ILO's Green Jobs Programme at: ..."

  12 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• "Thanks to Mekonen, Bourdon, Ed and Adrian for these latests posts, and I am happy to see the discussion on infrastructure and employment taking off. First, Adrian, yes, the debate is still open..."

  11 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• "Hi Edmundo, The exact title of the topic is: Integrated urban Housing program as strategy to alleviate urban poverty through urban job creation, posted by: MEKONEN WUBE ERMED of the..."

  6 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• likes a topic: on food security - from an urban labour perspective

  6 June 2012

• likes a topic: ...on urban agriculture

  6 June 2012

• "I have strong views on this subject, but as your Moderator, I would love to see others step up and comment on this posting. I cannot agree more that employment creation is critical, and that there..."

  6 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• Cost comparisons labour and equipment intensive infrastructure.ppt

  6 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• "Thanks to all for the interesting posts. Let me make a few quick comments. 1. With respect to Anna's comment on the importance of infrastructure not just for private firms, but also for..."

  4 June 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• likes a topic: Urban Labour Network

  4 June 2012

• likes a comment: Dear Steve and others, Thanks for the debate and the excellent...

  2 June 2012

• likes a comment: Thanks Steve for this topic, I was hoping to glean some things from...

  2 June 2012

• likes a topic: Reforming the World Bank's Doing Business Indicators

  2 June 2012

• likes a comment: If public employment program were not around in developing countries,...

  2 June 2012

• likes a comment: Dear Steve, thank you very much indeed. you gave us excellent...

  2 June 2012

• likes a comment: Hello, I'm from El Salvador in Central America. One of the main...

  2 June 2012

• "Many thanks Mekonen, and indeed stone paving blocks can be an effective means for road surfacing in selected urban areas, subject to high traffic volume. The ILO has implemented a number of test..."

  31 May 2012 on integrated urban Housing program as startegy to allevaite urban...

• "Thanks Martin for this post and let me encourage participants to reflect on how this is relevant to the ongoing discussion on urban job creation, and specifically with respect to the topic on “Job C..."

  29 May 2012 on Reforming the World Bank's Doing Business Indicators

• Berg Casez Working Paper on Doing Business Indicators elm07-6.pdf

  29 May 2012 on Reforming the World Bank's Doing Business Indicators

• "Thanks so much for this clear and concise summary of the housing and employment project in Addis Ababa. Maikel Lieuw Kie Song just posted an interesting comment describing the Community Works..."

  28 May 2012 on integrated urban Housing program as startegy to allevaite urban...

• "Thanks Raobelina for this comment posted several days ago. You raise the importance of urban agriculture for food security and also you discuss the aversion of young people to working in urban..."

  28 May 2012 on Can agriculture be an urban job creator?

• "Thanks for the information on street vendors from the Urban Justice Project. In fact, this is a big issue in my (New York) neighborhood Jackson Heights which is a major center for street vendors and..."

  24 May 2012 on Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

• "Thanks for this point. Planning infrastructure for people with disabilities is extremely important, and constructing and retro-fitting such infrastructure can also create many new employment..."

  24 May 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• "Many thanks Sally for these helpful comments. Indeed the debate is not so much about whether we need more regulations (to protect informal workers) - or less regulations (to make it easier to "do..."

  24 May 2012 on Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

• "Regarding the informal sector, we appear to be getting different messages. Some would say, for example Adrian's above inputs, that its strength lies in its freedom from regulation. But others (and..."

  23 May 2012 on Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

• "Many thanks for this example of local economic development in urban areas of Bihar. I wonder what is the rural-urban dynamic of such programmes with respect to the Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Do..."

  23 May 2012 on What can cities do to create jobs, especially for young people?

• published a topic: Note from your Moderator: Where we stand? Where are we going?

  23 May 2012

• "Many thanks but the link is not working. I get this message: Sorry, your request can't be processed due to a system problem. Contact the Help Desk if the problem persists. [SD-008] Kindly..."

  22 May 2012 on integrated urban Housing program as startegy to allevaite urban...

• "Excellent. Thanks for this very concrete contribution to urban job creation!"

  22 May 2012 on What can cities do to create jobs, especially for young people?

• likes a comment: There is an interesting reading (at least for me.. hehehe) related to...

  22 May 2012

• "Thanks Edmundo for these queries and comments. These figures are drawn from the 2012 ILO Global Employment Trends report, but I see there is now a just released Trends report focusing on youth...."

  22 May 2012 on What can cities do to create jobs, especially for young people?

• "Dear Sonia, Many thanks for your contribution to this discussion on job creation and for providing some concrete illustrations of how informal workers are effectively organizing themselves, in..."

  22 May 2012 on The Urban Informal Sector

• published a topic: What can cities do to create jobs, especially for young people?

  20 May 2012

• "Thanks Mekonen for all the information regarding the housing and employment project in Addis and I hope others will jump into this discussion with experiences on housing projects in cities and their..."

  20 May 2012 on integrated urban Housing program as startegy to allevaite urban...

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  20 May 2012 on integrated urban Housing program as startegy to allevaite urban...

• ilo. employment aspects of slum upgrading SA case study. 2005.pdf

  20 May 2012 on integrated urban Housing program as startegy to allevaite urban...

• "Many thanks for this contribution and I will be posting a topic for the third week of this eDebate on the issue of youth unemployment. I would be grateful for your feedback. I totally agree with and..."

  20 May 2012 on Entrepreneurial and Skill acquisition as a means of Job creaationy"

• likes a topic: Entrepreneurial and Skill acquisition as a means of Job creaationy"

  20 May 2012

• likes a comment: Dear Steve,The success that Addis Ababa housing program has benefited...

  20 May 2012

• likes a comment: Dear Steve, thank you very much for interest on the topic. I do have...

  20 May 2012

• "Thanks to Laura for the references and data on US regarding the impact of immigrant workers on the labour market, and to Adrian for sharing the Local Economic Development Guidelines and his thoughts..."

  18 May 2012 on Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

• "Many excellent ideas have been raised on this topic of urban agriculture. It would seem that work needs to be done - and this could be tackled by the ILO project now being designed to which Fernanda..."

  18 May 2012 on Can agriculture be an urban job creator?

• "So far this topic has not attracted much attention in the eDebate. However, it would seem to me that infrastructure development can be a key element since it provides the double benefit of making..."

  17 May 2012 on Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

• "Thanks Mekonen for introducing this topic and I hope we can get some more feedback on it in the coming days since there are many members to the eDebate who have experience in this area. The..."

  17 May 2012 on integrated urban Housing program as startegy to allevaite urban...

• "Thanks Adrian for jumping into this discussion on food security and I appreciate your comments on the nexus of water, energy and food in urban areas. I encourage everyone to join in the various..."

  17 May 2012 on african food security

• "Thanks Jacinta for this interesting example from Nairobi. I have always suspected that much urban agriculture, particularly green vegetable production, is done with unsanitary water. I have also..."

  15 May 2012 on african food security

• "Both are interesting issues and I will post a topic tomorrow on this under Productive Cities, which focuses on urban employment, asking what cities can do to stimulate jobs for young people in..."

  15 May 2012 on Unemployment versus Development

• "Thanks for raising the interesting topic on (African) food security. Please join in the ongoing discussions on urban agriculture and on employment and community development which may provide some..."

  15 May 2012 on african food security

• likes a topic: Interest in Non formal job sectors

  15 May 2012

• "The parallel discussion on urban agriculture provides a good example of a sector where there is potential for community involvement in urban job creation. Also, forming associations of informal..."

  15 May 2012 on What´s your advice to create jobs and communitary development?

• "This is a very fruitful discussion and I like how Laura asks others to draw out links between the US and international experience in urban agriculture, particularly that of developing countries. One..."

  14 May 2012 on Can agriculture be an urban job creator?

• likes a topic: integrated urban Housing program as startegy to allevaite urban...

  14 May 2012

• likes a topic: Can agriculture be an urban job creator?

  14 May 2012

• likes a topic: Decent work in urban areas

  14 May 2012

• "Thanks so much for this post on the subject of Job Creation. In fact, I will post a similar topic shortly, asking how can cities create new job opportunities, especially for young people. I would..."

  10 May 2012 on JOB CREATION

• Is+Youth+Entrepreneurship+a+Necessity+or+an+Opportunity[1].pdf

  10 May 2012 on JOB CREATION

• likes a comment: "The conventional wisdom is that immigrants steal jobs from...

  9 May 2012

• "Once again thanks for this, which raises the interesting question of the relationship between immigration policy and job creation. The conventional wisdom is that immigrants steal jobs from..."

  8 May 2012 on Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

• "Thanks for your comment about job creation and small and medium enterprises. Kindly make your point in English as required by our posting guidelines since use of multiple languages create confusion...."

  8 May 2012 on Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

• "It would be interesting to pursue this issue under the topic on Infrastructure and Employment. Can such cost-sharing mechanisms be used to improve the job creation impact of infrastructure..."

  8 May 2012 on Mechanisms to capture

• "Many thanks for this valuable posting. I will respond to three of the key points: 1. Youth labour market participaton, 2. The relative importance of education and training for job creation, and 3...."

  8 May 2012 on Urban employment and the global financial crisis

• "I would love to hear more about your Forum and we look forward to hearing from you on community-based employment programmes. I am also pleased to see the focus taken in this topic on job creation."

  8 May 2012 on What do you plan to do for your community?

• "I would like to learn more about the SMEDA and how it reaches out to enterprises and entrepreneurs. Have its actions been evaluated with respect to the number of jobs created?"

  7 May 2012 on Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

• likes a comment: Informal sector enterprises and jobs are not recognized. There is a...

  7 May 2012

• "Although I appreciate all of the comments, I would like to respond one two fronts: 1. Let us try to focus our comments on the theme of this dialogue, namely job creation; and 2. Will a positive..."

  7 May 2012 on What do you plan to do for your community?

• published a topic: Job creation, informal economy and regulatory environment

  4 May 2012

• published a topic: Infrastructure Investment and Job Creation

  4 May 2012

• published a topic: Urban employment and the global financial crisis

  4 May 2012