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3.1 Regional discussions: Social protection responses to COVID-19 – regional insights
Each opening session focused on a specific region and set the scene for the conference with welcoming statements from key actors. The sessions provided a brief overview of socialprotection.org's milestones over the past 5 years and presented the highlights of the responses to COVID-19 Task Force. Next, socialprotection.org and its partners welcomed participants and underlined the conference's objectives, gave an overview of the interactive tools that would be used throughout the event and presented the guiding questions (ensuring adequacy, comprehensiveness and coverage of COVID-19 social protection responses, with an approach that is timely and predictable, cost-effective, accountable to affected populations and sustainable, while building on existing delivery systems).
Speakers: Mariana Balboni, Michal Rutkowski, Shahrashoub Razavi, Katyna Argueta, Lisa Hannigan, Kathrin Oellers
Moderator: Jost Wagner
- Recordings:
Link to the recording – Asia Pacific
Link to the recording – Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa
Link to the recording in French - Sub-saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa
Link to the recording – Latin America and the Caribbean
Link to the recording in Spanish – Latin America and the Caribbean
Three different panels brought social protection experts from the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and government representatives to present and discuss diverse social protection responses to COVID-19 in specific regions (see below), based on an UNDP and GIZ-supported analytical mapping. The sessions showed that different countries and regions achieved very different outcomes across key areas of interest (e.g. coverage, adequacy, comprehensiveness, timeliness) depending on the strength of existing SP systems – for example, existing information systems played a major role in many of the cases presented. Each regional overview was followed by more detailed presentations from country representatives, who discussed the main actions, challenges and achievements of the social protection programmes implemented in their respective countries, followed by a Q&A session.
- Country cases for Asia Pacific: Indonesia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
- Country cases for Latin America and the Caribbean: Brazil, Chile and Guatemala
- Country cases for Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa: Jordan, Morocco and Namibia
3.1.1 - Regional discussion 1: Social protection responses to COVID-19 - insights from Asia Pacific
The panel on Asia and the Pacific allowed social protection experts from the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and government representatives to present and discuss social protection responses to COVID-19 in the region, with the moderation and comments from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
First, researchers from the IPC-IG team provided a regional overview of how social protection mechanisms were used by the countries in Asia and the Pacific region in the response to the crisis. The presentation was based on an analytical mapping which the IPC-IG research team has conducted since the outbreak of the pandemic, with support from UNDP and GIZ.
The regional overview was followed by more detailed presentations from country representatives from Indonesia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, who discussed the main actions, challenges and achievements of the social protection programmes implemented in their respective countries.
Speakers: Fabio Veras Soares, Bapak Maliki, Marina Andrade, Sania Nishtar, H.E. Theng Pagnathun
Moderator: Wendy Walker
- Recording:
Link to the recording – Asia Pacific
- Slides:
Presentation slides for Regional discussion 1: Indonesia Country Overview
Presentation slides for Regional discussion 1: Cambodia Country Overview
- Resources shared via chat during this session:
Social Protection Responses to the COVID-19 crisis in the MENA/Arab States Region
SPACE Useful COVID-19 and Social Protection Materials
Malawi’s COVID-19 Cash Transfer Almost Ready But Election Fever may Prevent Lockdown
Fast access to cash provides urgent relief to those hardest hit by COVID-19
How a displacement crisis helped Jordan support its population during COVID-19
SPACE Guidance Note on Rapid Expansion of Social Protection Caseloads
Namibia Inter-censal Demographic Survey 2016 Report
Compendium of Good Practices in Linking Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and Identity Management Systems
3.1.2 - Regional discussion 2: Social protection responses to COVID-19 - insights from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa
The panel on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) allowed social protection experts from the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and government representatives to present and discuss social protection responses to COVID-19 in the region, with the moderation and comments from UNDP Africa and UNICEF MENARO.
First, researchers from the IPC-IG team provided a regional overview of how social protection mechanisms were used by the countries in the SSA and MENA region in the response to the crisis. The presentation was based on an analytical mapping which the IPC-IG research team has conducted since the outbreak of the pandemic, with support from UNDP and GIZ.
The regional overview was followed by more detailed presentations from country representatives from Congo, Jordan, Morocco and Namibia, who discussed the main actions, challenges and achievements of the social protection programmes implemented in their respective countries.
Speakers: Charlotte Bilo, Lena Gronbach, Samman J. Thapa, H.E. Ms. Antoinette Dinga-Dzondo, H.E. Ms. Basma, Mousa Ishaqat, Ahmed Berrada, Tulimeke Munyika
Moderator: Renata Nowak-Garmer
- Recordings:
Link to the recording – Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa
Link to the recording in French - Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa
- Slides
Presentation slides for Regional discussion 2: Jordan Country Overview
- Resources shared via chat during this session:
3.1.3 - Regional discussion 3: Social protection responses to COVID-19 - insights from Latin America and the Caribbean
The panel on Latin America and the Caribbean allowed social protection experts from the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and government representatives to present and discuss social protection responses to COVID-19 in the region, with the moderation and comments from UN ECLAC.
First, researchers from the IPC-IG team provided a regional overview of how social protection mechanisms were used by the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region in the response to the crisis. The presentation was based on an analytical mapping which the IPC-IG research team has conducted since the outbreak of the pandemic with support from UNDP and GIZ.
The regional overview was followed by more detailed presentations from country representatives from Brazil, Chile and Guatemala, who discussed the main actions, challenges and achievements of the social protection programmes implemented in their respective countries.
Speakers: Anna Carolina Machado, Fabiana Rodopoulos, Alejandra Candia Díaz, H.E. Raúl Romero, Nurth Palomo, Laura Pabon, Nilza Emy Yamasaki
Moderator: Simone Cecchini
- Recordings:
Link to the recording – Latin America and the Caribbean
Link to the recording in Spanish – Latin America and the Caribbean
- Slides:
Presentation slides for Regional discussion 3: Chile Country Overview
Presentation slides for Regional discussion 3: Guatemala Country Overview
Presentation slides for Regional discussion 3: Colombia Country Overview
Presentation slides for Regional discussion 3: Brazil Country Overview
- Resources shared via chat during this session:
CEPAL: COVID-19 Observatory in Latin America and the Caribbean Economic and social impact
COVID-19 and the world of work: Country policy responses
SPACE - Options for rapid delivery (payment) of cash transfers for COVID-19 responses and beyond
Adaptations of School Feeding Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean
3.1.4 Open peer-to-peer exchanges: Country experiences, lessons learnt and the potential way forward
These sessions functioned as virtual World Cafés, a structured conversational process for knowledge sharing in which groups of people discuss a topic at several small tables like those in a café. Participants engaged in peer-to-peer dialogue in breakout rooms with up to 10 people (sometimes in rooms exclusive for Spanish and French speakers). In this intimate space, participants had the opportunity to share their experiences and knowledge on Social Protection Responses to COVID-19 from their country or programmatic work. To allow for genuine and open dialogue, these sessions were not recorded. However, the outcomes of the discussions were presented before the end of each session.
- Graphic recording of Day 1:
This graphic record corresponds to the main discussions held during the Regional Discussions of Day 1 and was made by Sonja Niederhumer
