ESCWA is Hosting an Expert Meeting on Disability
The UN Economic and Social Commission (ESCWA) will hold an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on 11-12 April in Beirut, Lebanon to discuss its forthcoming publication, Disability in the Arab Region 2017: strengthening social protection for persons with disabilities. The EGM will provide an overview of the draft publication and...
Read MoreUNRISD and Partners Host World Social Work Day Conference
On 21-22 March, UNRISD, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work hosted Social Work and Sustainable Development. The event marked World Social Work Day, which aims to highlight the achievements of social...
Read MoreUNRISD & SRI Official Side Event at the 34th Session of the Human Rights Council
UNRISD and the Sexual Rights Initiative are hosting Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Realizing Health and Human Rights, an official side event at the 34th Session of the Human Rights Council. How can people’s sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHRs) around the world be better protected and...
Read MoreInstrumentos de protección social a lo largo del ciclo de vida: nuevo curso de la CEPAL
El curso “Instrumentos de Protección Social a lo largo del ciclo de vida” organizado por la División de Desarrollo Social y el Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), está dirigido a funcionarios públicos...
Read MoreUNRISD Side Event at the 55th Commission for Social Development
On 2 February, UNRISD is holding The Poverty of Politics? Pursuing Sustainable Development for All in Challenging Times, an official side event of the 55th Commission for Social Development. Experts from academia, civil society and governments will explore the challenges facing sustainable development, such as growing inequalities, the rise...
Read MoreUNAIDS is Having a Virtual Consultation until 10 February
UNAIDS is holding a virtual consultation on the future of the UNAIDS model from 30 January until 10 February 2017. Context The world has committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. This target sits within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development agreed by the United Nations General Assembly in...
Read MoreILO Releases Social Protection Volumes
The ILO’s Social Protection Department recently released three volumes of Social Protection Floors. The reports “present best practices and experiences from countries that are useful for South-South learning, for practitioners and to provide the basis for more informed policy-making”. Volume 1, Universal Schemes, draws on experiences from countries including...
Read MoreIDS Short Course on Social Protection
The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) is holding a short course on social protection from 12-15 June, 2017. The four-day course is aimed at policy makers, practitioners, researchers and project managers who are already or will be working in of social protection. The course will provide participants with: a...
Read MoreNew ILO Study Reveals that 50 Million Jobs are Needed to Address Global Health
An estimated 50 million decent jobs are missing in 2016 to address essential global health requirements through universal health coverage (UHC) and ensure human security, particularly with respect to highly infectious diseases like Ebola. Demographic ageing over the next 15 years is expected to further increase employment needs in...
Read MoreIt’s World AIDS Day
Today is World AIDS Day. This year’s theme is Hands up for #HIVPrevention. On 30 November, UNAIDS held a special event, Moving Forward Together: Leaving No One Behind, in New York to mark the occasion. The event honoured United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s legacy and commitment to leaving no...
Read MoreUNAIDS Just Launched a New Report
On 21 November, UNAIDS launched its latest report, Get on the Fast-Track: the life-cycle approach to HIV, in Windhoek, Namibia. According to the report, the number of people accessing life-saving medicines increased significantly in 2016, thanks to the Fast-Track approach. Between January and June, an additional one million people...
Read MoreThe United Nations is Holding a Forum on Youth and Human Rights
In 2015, the Human Rights Council established a Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law. The Forum’s purpose is to “provide a platform for promoting dialogue and cooperation on issues pertaining to the relationship between these areas” and to “identify and analyze best practices, challenges and opportunities...
Read MoreUNICEF and FAO Have a New Book Out on Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa
From Evidence to Action: The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub Saharan Africa describes efforts to expand the evidence base on unconditional cash transfers in eight countries across the region: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Cash transfers have led to a...
Read MoreECLAC & UNDP are Hosting a Social Development Event in Santo Domingo
On 31 October and 1 November, UNDP and ECLAC, along with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), will host the Eighth Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Santo Domingo, the Dominican republic. The Forum is a platform for ministers and other policy...
Read MoreWalking the Talk: Transformative Pathways for Achieving the SDGs— UNRISD Flagship Report Launch
On Monday, 17 October UNRISD will launch its 2016 Flagship Report, Policy Innovations for Transformative Change. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals are a global commitment to “transforming our world” and eradicating poverty in all its forms everywhere. The challenge now is to put...
Read MoreESCWA launched an Expert Group on Disability
On 20-21 September, ESCWA launched the its Inter-Sessional Expert Group on Disability. Policy makers from countries across the region, including Iraq, Lebanon, Mauritania and Yemen attended. Read more about the event and the Expert Group on ESCWA’s website. Photo credit: “Ashtar is the best days of the week!,...
Read MoreFAO and socialprotection.org are Hosting a Webinar
On Thursday, 6 October, at 6.00 (EST) FAO and socialprotection.org are hosting a webinar, Gender-Sensitive Social Protection Design: What works in Asia? Panellists: Anna Minj, Director, BRAC Rebecca Holmes, Research Fellow, Social Protection Programme, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Discussant: Deepta Chopra, Research Fellow, the Institute of Development Studies...
Read MoreMexico is Hosting an International Meeting on Social Protection
From 28-30 September, the Government of Mexico will hold a seminar, La Contribucion de los Programas de Transferencias Condicionadas a la Construccion de un Sistema de Proteccion Social con un Enfoque de Decheros (Contribution of Conditional Cash Transfers to the Design of Social Protection Systems with a Focus on...
Read MoreOne Conference, Two Events: Universal Social Protection
The ILO is hosting a Conference on Universal Social Protection in both Beijing and New York. The Beijing event took place from 6-8 September. Hosted by the ILO, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the conference covered topics including social protection for children and maternity protection, social...
Read MoreThe 33rd Session of the Human Rights Council Starts on 13 September
The 33rd session of the Human Rights Council begins on 13 September. The Human Rights Council is made up of 47 member states elected by the UN General Assembly. The Council responsible for making recommendations on and strengthening human rights . This session’s agenda includes promoting and protecting all...
Read Moresocialprotection.org is Hosting a Webinar
On 8 September, the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and HelpAge International will host a webinar, Fiscal Space for Social Protection: Harmonization of Contributory and Non-Contributory Programmes. This event is the second in the Fiscal Space for Social Protection: Knowledge Sharing Initiative webinar series. Stephen Kidd, Senior Social Policy Specialist...
Read MoreIt’s Asia-Pacific Social Protection Week
From 1-5 August, the Asian Development Bank will host Asia-Pacific Social Protection Week (APSP) in Manila, the Philippines. Experts will discuss the Sustainable Development Goals in relation to social protection, issues around social protection in the Global South and experiences from countries with more advanced social protection systems. Sessions...
Read MoreFAO is Having a Webinar on Social Protection and Fragile Contexts
On 2 August, from 15.00-16.30 (CEST/GMT +2), FAO will hold Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Resilience Building: Supporting Livelihoods in Protracted Crises, Fragile and Humanitarian Contexts, the fourth webinar in its Webinars on Resilience series. The webinar will provide an overview of FAO’s work in protracted crises, fragile and humanitarian...
Read MoreAccess, Equity, Rights, Now – UNAIDS Co-Hosts Durban Conference
The 21st International AIDS Conference (IAC) starts on 18 July in Durban. The Conference, which runs until 22 July, will bring together over 18,000 researchers, policy makers and civil society members to share world class knowledge, expertise and strategies on efficiently using existing resources, identifying new resource streams and...
Read MoreESCWA is Hosting an Event on Conditional Cash Transfers
On 19 and 20 July, ESCWA is hosting a Workshop on Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes in the Arab Region. The workshop is an opportunity for experts to discuss the potential of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) in the Arab region. The event’s objectives are to: share a range of experiences...
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