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Green Jobs for Youth

Co-created by UNEP, UNICEF, and ILO, this bold new pact aims to equip every young person with the green skills and jobs needed to actively contribute to—and thrive in—a just transition for all.

The Green Jobs for Youth Pact led by ILO, UNEP and UNICEF promotes green jobs with and for young people around the world  in high impact sectors.   

We need to double the size of the green talent pool by 2050 to keep pace with projected demand, according to the Global Green Skills Report produced by LinkedIn, 2024.  

The Green Jobs for Youth Pact brings together employers, governments, youth and education partners working towards these objectives by 2030:  

→ Create 1 million new green jobs for youth with a particular focus on young women 

→ Accelerate the greening of 1 million existing jobs 

→ Support 10,000 young entrepreneurs toestablish and/or grow sustainable greenbusinesses, while contributing to thecreation of green jobs for their peers 

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Green Jobs for Youth Pact at the Summit of the Future: A Global Call to Action
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Ramboll join forces with UN-led Green Jobs for Youth Pact to build skills urgently needed for the low carbon economy
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Times Higher Education (THE) joins the Green Jobs for Youth Pact to drive forward education initiatives that equip university students with job-market-ready and relevant green skills.
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Decent Work in Nature-Based Solutions 2024
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Green Skills and Green Jobs Report
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Global Green Skills Report
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