Geneva – Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is an international initiative that introduces entrepreneurship to young people from around the world; the 2018 edition kicked off yesterday (12/11).

This year IOM, the UN Migration Agency, joined forces with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and partners to organize a youth entrepreneurship event for GEW called Start and Scale-up for SDGs.

Addis Ababa — IOM, the UN Migration Agency, is spearheading two initiatives in Ethiopia to assist returnees and build youth resilience to prevent irregular migration in the future.

The Organization recently entered into an agreement with Penda Manufacturing PLC, a paper recycling company in Addis Ababa. In cooperation with the Addis Ababa City Administration, the company collects paper from 7000 micro enterprise collectors working in the city.