ILO's Youth-to-Youth Fund to tackle youth unemployment in Ethiopia: Youth-led organizations in Ethiopia participated in a competition to secure financial and technical support for their proposals to promote decent work and economic inclusion of young people from the host and refugee communities. Read more: https://www.ilo.org/global/programmes-and-projects/prospects/countries/ethiopia/WCMS_908329/lang--en/index.htm

PROSPECTS podcast series: Episode 2: Understanding Digital Risks: Protecting Displaced and Host Communities in the Digital Economy. Digital risks pose significant challenges for refugees and host communities in the digital economy, from identity theft to privacy concerns and more. How do we help people safely navigate and work in the digital economy, in particular on platform work? In this second episode, Dr. Aaron Martin, Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Data Science at the University of Virginia, discusses how these risks impact individuals and businesses in online work. He highlights the need for diverse stakeholders to address these risks, emphasizing the importance of awareness, digital literacy, and fair work environments. Access the podcast here: https://www.ilo.org/emppolicy/projects/of-digital-economy/WCMS_908281/lang--en/index.htm

Portraits from PROSPECTS - Visualizing change in host and refugee communities: Depicting stories of host and refugee individuals with improved self-reliance and resilience, an exhibition led by ILO PROSPECTS programme at the colonnade of ILO Headquarters will underpin ILO’s approaches promoting inclusive socio-economic growth and decent work for both host and forcibly displaced communities. The exhibition will be on from 14 December to 11 January in its first phase. See the potraits here: https://www.ilo.org/global/programmes-and-projects/prospects/news/WCMS_906775/lang--en/index.htm