Background Information - Job-specific
UNOPS has been providing hosting services since 2010. The number of hosted Initiatives has since grown steadily, reaching six Hosting Engagements to date, all managed out of UNOPS Geneva Office. UNOPS provides the full range of services within the Hosting Engagements: managing donor agreements and funds; establishing new partnerships including with the private sector; providing HR, procurement, administrative, IT, grant management, financial and support services.
As of 1 July 2021 the UNOPS Geneva Office will host the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), a multi-partner knowledge initiative, focused on the exchange of ideas, discussion of public policies and the identification of regional solutions to address key challenges in the Mediterranean region. Founded in 2009 within the World Bank and based in Marseille, France, CMI is governed by its Oversight Committee composed of government, multi/bilateral agencies, and local authorities fro
Local Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees - A Gateway to existing ideas, resources and capacities for cities across the world
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In 2018, the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) and the Global Compact for Refugees (GCR) were adopted by the vast majority of UN Member States.
During the preparatory processes for both Compacts, local authorities, among other stakeholders, were included and actively contributed to the global migration agenda. The Marrakech Mayoral Declaration (MMD, 2018) reaffirmed cities as key actors as they pledged to stand in solidarity, increase inter-city collaboration and play a critical role in shaping a more positive narrative on migration. Both Global Compacts acknowledged the importance of local authorities for shaping and implementation of these international commitments. However, while some local (city-level) authorities are successfully implementing innovative systems and approaches, others, who are also at the forefr
Erdogan under pressure as covid leaves Turks losing hope of work
Selcan Hacaoglu, Bloomberg
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Closed stores on an empty street during weekend curfew in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Kerem Uzel.
Turkey s fight to protect jobs amid a spreading coronavirus outbreak is floundering, with signs that many of those without work are directing their anger at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan s government.
Job retention programs, including a ban on dismissals, have kept a lid on official unemployment in the formal sector the rate edged down in August to October from the previous period to 12.7%, data released by the statistics office on Thursday show.