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 Initiative - Presentation at the EU Thematic Seminar

Zena Mouawad updated the Document | 1 February 2019

session_2_gp_social_protection_presentation_22_january_2019.pptx 2 MB

SPaN Seminar, EU Thematic Seminar, Paris, 22 January 2019 Juergen Hohmann, Nadia Giske, Carina Staibano Session 2: The SPaN Guidance Package - working with social protection in crises contexts A working typology of approaches to date, operational experiences, challenges, response options to achieve...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
SPAN (2019) Case Study: Lebanon

Zena Mouawad uploaded a new Document | 1 February 2019

guidance_package_social_protection_across_the_humanitarian-development_nexus_case_study_lebanon.pdf 1.72 MB

This case study applies the SPaN approach to facilitate the transition or transformation of a short-term emergency safety net into a sytemic and longer-ter poverty alleviation mechanism by aligning service provision through NPTP and MCPA to foster complementary national safety nets able to cover...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Zena Mouawad commented on an event | 28 January 2019

International conference on Universal Child Grants

UCG Concept Note UCG Event Program UCG Livestream via Socialprotection.org

Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Socialprotection.org Webinar - Building on government systems for shock preparedness and response: the role of social assistance data and information systems

Zena Mouawad created a new event | 22 January 2019

07 Feb

From 7 February 2019
Organised by Australia - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Within the growing literature on ‘shock responsive social protection’, the potential role played by social assistance data and information systems (e.g. social registries and beyond) is often discussed. On one hand, building on existing data, information systems and related capacities has the...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
SPaN (2019) Summary - Reference Document: Social Protection across the Humanitarian-Development Nexus. A Game Changer in Supporting People through Crises.

Zena Mouawad uploaded a new Document | 18 January 2019

guidance_package_summary_reference_document_social_protection_across_the_humanitarian-development_nexus.pdf 417.37 KB

The reference document and this Summary were produced as parts of the European Commission’s “Guidance Package on Social protection across the humanitarian-development Nexus (SPaN)”. It is a common product of an initiative jointly led by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for...

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SPaN podcast: Soins gratuit de la mère et l’enfant au Burkina Faso // Eric Pitois (ECHO) (FR)

Craig Hill updated the Information | 18 January 2019

Dans cette interview, nous parlons avec Eric Pitois, responsable du fond fiduciaire de résilience et ancien directeur du bureau de la Direction Générale pour la protection civile et les opérations d'aide humanitaire de la Commission européenne (DG ECHO) au Burkina Faso. La discussion aborde la...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
SPaN Podcast: How to harness social protection for forcibly displaced people? // Andrew Mitchell (UNHCR)

Craig Hill updated the Debate | 18 January 2019

Managing the challenges of forced displacement requires an evidence-based understanding on how to strengthen the links between humanitarian aid and longer term development programming through the interface of social protection systems. In September last year, the International Conference on Social...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
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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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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