The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed a new Green Economy Report by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) entitled ‘Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication’.  The ILO was closely involved in the preparation of the UNEP Green Economy Report on the prospects for a more sustainable world, drawing contributions from a wide array of technical fields and experts within the Office.  This effort was made in order to articulate the implications of setting and achieving environmental goals for the labour market – fo

Professor Chris Duke’s paper sets out to do two things. Firstly, it uses two questions to take a somewhat provocative observation on East-West relations as manifested in the aspirations of the European Union (EU) apropos to Asia. Secondly, it reflects on the relationships of stakeholders within the education policy arena, where there is a clear policy commitment to not only lifelong learning but more specifically to the concept of learning regions.