Bonus ep. | Partnerships for Social Protection: bridging divides, driving change

In the dynamic landscape of social protection, partnerships and collaborations serve as vital pillars of strength, innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability.
 
September marks the ninth anniversary of socialprotection.org. This year, we are celebrating partnerships for social protection throughout the month by highlighting the significance of alliances in amplifying social impact and ensuring inclusivity through key partnerships, instruments, and interagency mechanisms such as the Social Protection Inter-Agency Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B), the Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection (USP 2030), the G20, and the socialprotection.org platform itself.
 
In this bonus episode, we invited representatives from the ILO and the World Bank, who co-chair SPIAC-B and USP 2030, to discuss the importance of partnerships in navigating diverse perspectives and policies within global social protection. They speak candidly about the sometimes heated policy differences and debates within the sector and the importance of collaboration in bridging these divides and driving the progressive expansion of social protection worldwide.
 
It's a wide-ranging conversation about how far the sector has come and the significant challenges it will need to grapple with in the future.
 
Meet our guests:
  • Shahra Razavi, Director of the Universal Social Protection Department, International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • Iffath Sharif, Global Director for Social Protection and Jobs, World Bank Group 
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