ECLAC is Holding a Two-Day Workshop
ECLAC and GIZ will hold a two-day technical workshop on 20 and 21 June. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that Latin American and Caribbean countries need stronger legal and regulatory frameworks to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, transparency and sustainability of rights-based social protection systems. The event,...
Read MoreECLAC is Holding a Panel Discussion on Social Protection in Emergency Situations
On 22 June, ECLAC and the Chilean Ministry of Social Development will hold Optimizando la respuesta en emergencias desde lo social, a full-day seminar on social protection in emergency situations. The event will consist of two expert panels, as well as a discussion session with government representatives from Chile...
Read MoreIDS Short Course on Social Protection
The Institute of Development Studies’ Centre for Social Protection (CSP) is holding a short course from 27 – 30 June. The course, entitled Social Protection: policies, programmes and evidence is designed to provide development researchers, policy makers and practitioners with a broad knowledge of approaches to social protection and...
Read More32nd Session of the Human Rights Council Begins on 13 June
The 32nd Session of the Human Rights Council starts on 13 June in Geneva, Switzerland. The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations...
Read More105th Session of the International Labour Conference
The 105th Session of the International Labour Conference takes place from 30 May to 10 June 2016. The Conference, held annually in Geneva, is often called an international parliament of labour. Each of the 187 member States of the ILO is represented by a delegation consisting of two government...
Read MoreFast-Tracking Social Protection to End AIDS: A Panel Discussion
On 25 May, UNAIDS, UNRISD and the ILO will host Fast-Tracking Social Protection to End AIDS: A Panel Discussion from 15.30-17.00 in the Palais des Nations, Geneva. UNAIDS has developed Fast-Track targets, which if met by 2020, will set the world on course to ending the AIDS epidemic by...
Read MoreILO Releases World Employment Social Outlook 2016
On date, ILO released World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2016. The report includes a forecast of global unemployment levels in both the Global Noth and the Global South. Visit ILO’s report page to learn more about global employment trends. Download the report. Photo credit: “Being...
Read MoreFlorence Expert Round Table on Ending Violence in Childhood
UNICEF Innocenti and the Know Violence in Childhood Initiative are holding an expert round table in Florence, Italy on how social protection can mitigate the risk of violence against children on 12 and 13 May. Twenty-five experts from around the world will discuss the link between social protection and...
Read MoreSocialprotection.org Webinar on Humanitarian Cash Transfers and Long-Term Social Safety Nets
On 12 May, socialprotection.org is hosting a webinar which will discuss two new papers: Oxford Policy Management’s (OPM) Conceptualizing Shock-Responsive Social Protection and Cash Learning Partnership’s (CaLP) Working with Cash-Based Safety Nets in Humanitarian Contexts: Guidance note for humanitarian practitioners. Nupur Kukrety and Paula Gil Baizan from CaLP and...
Read MoreUNRISD is Holding a Seminar on Universal Basic Income
On 13 May, UNRISD will host Informality and Income Security: Is a Basic Income the Universal Answer? as part of its Seminar Series. On 5 June, Switzerland will hold the world’s first referendum on a universal basic income (UBI). Is a UBI a way for governments to fulfil their...
Read MoreJoin a Webinar on Gender and Social Protection and Gender in Rural Areas!
On 3 May at 3PM (GMT +1), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UNDP’s International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) will host a webinar on Gender and Social Protection: Current Issues and Policy Trends. Nicola Jones from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Agnes Ouisumbing from the The...
Read MoreUNICEF Twitter chat today at 2PM!
Don’t forget that today at 2PM (GMT+1), UNICEF is hosting a chat where you can ask the experts your burning questions about social protection for children! Follow along at #SocProChat. Download the event flyer. Photo credit: Bulgaria CO 2013 (via...
Read MoreNew Issue of the Social Monitor on Social Protection for Child Rights in Central and Eastern Europe
On 20 April, UNICEF is releasing Social Protection for Child Rights and Well-Being in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, the latest issue of Social Monitor. The report finds that children are more likely than adults to live in extreme poverty. In addition, children with disabilities,...
Read MoreUNRISD Seminar on Food Trade, Food Security and the SDGs: Aligning Reality with the Vision
On 22 April, UNRISD is hosting Food Trade, Food Security and the SDGs: Aligning Reality with the Vision as part of its Seminar Series. The event will bring together experts to discuss the links between food security, trade, human rights and social development. Susan Matthews from OHCHR will discuss...
Read MoreESCAP to Host Third Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
From 3-5 April, ESCAP is hosting the 2016 Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development in Bangkok, Thailand. The forum will tackle several social issues which are mentioned in the 2030 Agenda, paying special attention to limited access to social protection, economic and gender inequality, and demographic trends including population ageing...
Read MoreUN Women Releases Discussion Papers Around CSW60
With the 60th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) in full swing, UN Women has released several discussion papers on the issues being addressed. Towards Gender Equality through Sanitation Access discusses the need for adequate design, planning and financing for adequate sanitation, a crucial issue protecting women’s human...
Read MoreUNAIDS and the Global Health Workforce Alliance Launch Agenda for Zero Discrimination
UNAIDS and the Global Health Workforce Alliance are launching an Agenda for Zero Discrimination in Health Care, an action plan to help achieve universal health care services and where health care workers are empowered to provide discrimination-free services. The Agenda places priority on three critical areas: increasing political commitment...
Read MoreA Majority of the World’s Domestic Workers Lack Social Protection, Says New ILO Study
Social Protection for Domestic Workers, a new ILO study in the Social Protection Policy Paper series, finds that 60 million out of the 67 million domestic workers in the world (roughly 90 per cent) do not have access to social protection. Domestic workers generally are considered a “hard-to-reach” demographic...
Read MoreUNAIDS is Hosting Its Annual Working Group on Social Protection, Care and Support
On 3 and 4 March, UNAIDS will host its annual Social Protection, Care and Support Working Group meeting. The first day will focus on presenting new evidence, evaluating the achievements of 2015 and identifying research gaps. The second day will focus on ways forward and planning on social protection,...
Read MoreHigh Commissioner for Human Rights Mentions Platform in Annual Report
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad, will present his annual report during the 31st Session of the Human Rights Council. The High Commissioner’s report (A/HRC/31/3) provides an overview of the work undertaken by the office in 2015, and includes a reference to the Social...
Read MoreWebinar on ECLAC’s Approaches to Universal Social Protection
On 10 March, Simone Cecchini, Social Affairs Officer at ECLAC and Sergei Soares, Senior Researcher at Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil), will participate in Towards Universal Social Protection: Latin American pathways and policy tools, a socialprotection.org webinar. The webinar will examine the recently published ECLAC book by the...
Read MoreSocial Protection and Human Rights is Hosting a Side Event on Economic Inequality, Financial Crises and Human Rights
On 9 March, UNRISD, along with FES (Geneva), OHCHR, ILO and the UN Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and Human Rights will host an official side event of the 31st Human Rights Council in Geneva. The event aims to contribute to current debates on the development and rights implications...
Read MoreUNRISD and WSSCC to Host Official Side Event on WASH, Women and Welfare
On 7 March, UNRISD and the Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) will host WASH, Women and Welfare: Social Protection from Gender Perspective from 14:00-16:00 in Room XXII at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This event will bring together experts from international organizations, civil society and governments...
Read MoreESCWA Launches New Website
Platform partner ESCWA has just launched its newly designed, user-friendly website. It has been completely revamped and updated and can be easily viewed on mobile devices. Check out the Social Development Division’s page for information and news on ESCWA’s social protection work . Photo credit: “Weekend work” (CCBY 2.0...
Read MoreUNRISD Director Paul Ladd at the World Youth Forum
On 1 and 2 February, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum took place in New York. United Nations Secretary-General Ban-ki Moon opened the session by welcoming the __ youth from around the world who attended. This year’s theme, Youth Taking Action to Implement the 2030 Agenda, UNRISD...
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