Top United Nations officials emphasized on creation of employment opportunities and decent work for all in order to achieve poverty eradication and sustainable development, reports UN News Centre.

Speaking at the opening of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) three-day Integration Segment, the Council’s Vice-President, Vladimir Drobnjak (Croatia), said ensuring sufficient employment opportunities and decent work for all people was one of the most pressing challenges faced by nations, the UN News centre added.

“Unemployment and underemployment remain top priorities for many countries", he said, stressing the importance of focusing on meeting the employment needs of young people. “When we brought youth delegates from all around the world for the ECOSOC Youth Forum last month, we heard time and again that unemployment tops the list of concerns for these young people.”

Drobnjak said that social protection schemes around the world fell short of protecting vulnerable people and called for full respect for international labour standards and a commitment to non-discrimination. He said the Council had stressed the importance of inclusive and equitable economic growth in its 2012 Ministerial Declaration, which said it was important in order to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to promote sustainable development.

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