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Oct 28
21m 36s

Social development: progress made and pr...

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
About this episode
Ahead of the World Summit for Social Development, the ILO is launching a special podcast series. In this first episode, Sabina Alkire of Oxford University and ILO’s Manuela Tomei discuss progress and gaps since the 1995 commitment to advance social development for all. 
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