Cape Verde

The Government of Cabo Verde and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa will jointly host The Second WHO Africa Health Forum on the theme : Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa: The Africa we want to see. 

The focus of this report is to present the situation of workers in agrifood systems in West Africa, the main challenges and vulnerabilities they face, and how social protection in these countries attempts or manages to respond to them, both through contributory social insurance mechanisms and non-contributory social assistance responses. 

Slide presentation from the webinar held on 17 November 2022.

 
The aim of the webinar is to present the findings of the report and create a space for dialogue between national governments, UN agencies, international and regional organizations and civil society from the West Africa region to discuss the implications of the findings for future policymaking to enhance social protection for agri-food systems workers in West Africa.

This webinar provided simultaneous interpretation in French, Portuguese and English.

The European Union, in partnership with the International Labour Organization, UNICEF and the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, is implementing a thematic flagship programme aimed to strengthen social protection systems and ensure sustainable financing while improving public finance management. The initiative is currently being implemented in 18 countries and has immediately reoriented funds to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This video introduces the social pensions in Cabo Verde, guaranteeing income security for older persons. With the technical support of the ILO, Cabo Verde created a non-contributory scheme to support their vulnerable older persons.