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Media Advisory<\/strong><\/p>\n

General Assembly to convene high-level event to mobilize efforts to end child labour<\/strong>
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New York, 9 May 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The President of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), will convene an informal interactive dialogue on Tuesday, 13 May 2025, aimed at raising awareness and accelerating efforts to eliminate child labour in all its forms, including the forced recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.<\/p>\n

The high-level dialogue will serve as a platform for Member States, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agencies, civil society, and other key stakeholders to explore courses of action to end the ongoing crisis faced by approximately 160 million children worldwide who are still engaged in child labour. While progress has been made\u2014 with 86 million fewer children in child labour since 2000\u2014recent data shows that efforts are falling short of the international community\u2019s goal to end child labour by 2025, as outlined in\u00a0the Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The dialogue,\u00a0a key priority of the President of the General Assembly<\/a>, comes at a critical moment, ahead of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July 2025, which will include an in-depth review of Sustainable Development Goal 8, and the Second World Summit on Social Development in November 2025, where progress toward global social development goals will be evaluated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Signature Event: Informal Interactive Dialogue on Childhood with dignity: Eliminating<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 child labour in all its forms, including forced recruitment and use of children in
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When:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Tuesday, 13 May\u00a02025, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.\u00a0EDT<\/p>\n

Where:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Trusteeship Council Chamber, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters<\/p>\n

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Live-streaming coverage of the meeting in all 6 languages as well as on-demand coverage in English and original language through
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Format:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>An opening segment will be followed by an interactive panel discussion<\/p>\n

Speakers<\/strong>
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