[Available!] PPT and recording of Webinar #26: Disaster risk finance for better response to COVID-19 and other risks

Social protection responses to COVID-19 [Task force]

Organiser

International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Australia - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, DFAT

About

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and its consequences across the world are truly unpresented: health care systems are becoming increasingly under pressure; countries are closing down their borders; public life is being brought down to a minimum; economies are experiencing significant slow-downs, threatening especially the survival of small businesses and those in the informal sector; schools and child care centres are being closed, calling for alternative care; and many more.

The wide-ranging consequences of COVID-19 require responses that go far beyond the health sector, including measures to assist people in need and protect them against falling into poverty due to the pandemic. Against this background, social protection measures become once more important. The virus will be a test for the world´s social protection systems, raising questions such as: how can social protection programmes help cushion the loss of income, especially among those that were already working in precarious jobs? How can social protection assist those who are more likely to get seriously ill due to COVID-19, such as the elderly? Also, how can the food security of millions of children be secured when they are not receiving school meals due to the shut-down of schools?

Against this background, this Online Community was created to compile the latest responses to these questions, show casting how countries across the world are responding to the COVID-19 crisis through social protection measures. The community also offers a space to discuss what else needs to be done in order to make countries´ social protection systems more responsive in crisis contexts in more general.

This joint effort was initiated by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of Australia. We welcome anyone interested in the topic to join and share their thoughts and relevant materials.

Learn more on how to collaborate here.

Community Resources

1. How can I support the COVID-19 task force? |EN| |ES| |FR|

2. Webinar Series: Social protection responses to COVID-19

4. Newsletter: Social protection in times of COVID-19

5. News and resources from: East Asia & Pacific

6. News and resources from: Europe & Central Asia

7. News and resources from: Latin America & Caribbean

8. News and resources from: Middle East & North Africa

9. News and resources from: North America

10. News and resources from: South Asia

11. News and resources from: Sub-Saharan Africa

12. Global news and resources

13. Links to mappings, assessments and relevant websites

14. Expert advice helpline (SPACE)

15. Collaborators in this initiative - a thank you note

Related Communities

Social protection in crisis contexts

Community Members (132)

See all Members

Community Administrators

Carolina Lopes

Student / Intern / Volunteer

Fabiana Pullen

Communications Professional

Aline Peres

Consultant

Fabio Veras Soares

Researcher / Academic

Charlotte Bilo

Researcher / Academic

Anna Carolina d...

Researcher / Academic

Mariana Balboni

Project Manager

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Manager

Marina Carvalho

Knowledge Manager

Join

[Available!] PPT and recording of Webinar #26: Disaster risk finance for better response to COVID-19 and other risks

Submitted by Knowledge Management on Tue, 11/08/2020 - 17:50

The PPT and the recording of Webinar #26: Disaster risk finance for better response to COVID-19 and other risks are available. To access them, click here.

[Available!] PPT and recording of Webinar #26: Disaster risk finance for better response to COVID-19 and other risks

Subscribe to socialprotection.org