Social Protection

Creation of jobs and decent work together with extending coverage of social protection, vocational training provision and skills development in both formal sector and informal economy are essential for inclusive growth. Here we want to raise awareness and knowledge on the important role of employment, VET and social protection as key elements in the EU's development policy.

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Defining social protection programmes - Social mitigation of HIV/AIDS - Social Protection policies - Social services aid & social transfers - Welfare services policies

SPaN (2019) Case Study: Somalia

Zena Mouawad uploaded a new Document | 18 January 2019

guidance_package_social_protection_across_the_humanitarian-development_nexus_case_study_somalia.pdf 632.5 KB

Between August and October 2017, the initiative and ASiST assigned Social Protection specialists to identify opportunities to support a transition from current humanitarian assistance to a social assistance approach in Somalia. The outcome was a three-year roadmap for EU DEVCO and ECHO field office...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Together to achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030 - International Conference

Zena Mouawad created a new event | 14 January 2019

05 Feb

From 5 February 2019
in Genève (Switzerland)

Organised by EU Social Protection Systems Initiative

A Call to Action organized by the EU Social Protection Systems Initiative Universal social protection (USP) is essential to the economic and social development of individuals, communities and nations. It is also a human right. We call on all countries to live up to their commitment to develop...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Season´s Greetings from the SPaN initiative

Zena Mouawad posted Information | 17 December 2018

Season´s Greetings from the SPaN Initiative! Stay connected for more content in 2019! Best regards, The SPaN Initiative Team

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
International conference on Universal Child Grants

Zena Mouawad created a new event | 13 December 2018

06 Feb

From 6 February 2019 to 8 February 2019
in (Switzerland)

Organised by UNICEF, ODI and ILO

Universal Child Grants (UCGs) are increasingly discussed as a policy instrument to achieve universal social protection and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. At present, 385 million children live in extreme poverty. This has negative short-term and long-term consequences, including...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Concept paper n°5 : Indicators to measure social protection performance. Implications for EC programming

Cécile Mabilotte updated the Document | 6 December 2018

mn-bc-16-001-en-c.pdf 880.2 KB

This paper provides a critical overview of social protection indicators in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) context to support the European Commission’s (EC’s) decision-making on social protection indicators and to support decisions on how the EC can contribute to the global indicator...

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Group: Tools and Methods Series
UNICEF (2018) Resilience, humanitarian assistance and social protection for children in Europe and Central Asia

Zena Mouawad uploaded a new Document | 30 November 2018

ecaro_social_protection_brief_2_-_resilience.pdf 211.74 KB

This brief discusses the relationship between resilience, preparedness, humanitarian assistance and social protection for children in the Europe and Central Asia region. Its objective is to provide ideas and suggestions for UNICEF’s work to support social protection systems to better prepare,...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Andrew Mitchell (2018) Harnessing social protection for forcibly displaced people - conceptual overview

Zena Mouawad updated the Document | 26 November 2018

A. Mitchell_Harnessing social protection for forcibly displaced people - conceptual .._.pdf 497.9 KB

According to Andrew Mitchell, UNHCR´s Senior Solutions Officer, meeting the increasing challenges of those affected by forced displacement including displaced families, host communities and national systems facing increased demand, requires support in two key areas: I. A better transition from...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Guidance Package Phase 1 Study Report - Shaping social protection as an effective short and long-term response to multivariate shocks, protracted crises and displacement

Zena Mouawad updated the Document | 26 November 2018

phase1_report_social_protection_in_humanitarian_context_echo_devco_guidance.pdf 4.8 MB

During the first phase of the assignment, the core team focused on: collecting relevant materials, policies, guidance, tools and instruments developed by the EC and other international actors; consulting with other actors and exploring options for strategic collaborations; providing an initial...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Shock-responsive or adaptive social protection?

Zena Mouawad posted Information | 23 November 2018

Dear colleagues, On November 8th, Socialprotection.org published a blog post titled Is my social protection programme ´shock-responsive´or ´adaptive´? The authors explore the differences between both concepts from field experiences in the Sahel region and extensive literature review. The discussion...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Clear Cotton project seeks halt to child labour in West Africa and Pakistan

Fleur Rondelez posted Information | 22 November 2018

A workshop held on Universal Children’s Day marked the launch of the Clear Cotton project . The project aims to help eliminate child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile and garment value chains and will focus on three big cotton-producing countries - Burkina Faso, Mali and Pakistan -...

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Group: Platform on Responsible Management of the Supply Chain in the Garment Sector

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