Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The Social Protection and Jobs Public Expenditure Review 2021 (SPJ PER) is the product of a unique collaboration between the World Bank’s Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice and the United Nations. The SPJ PER aims to analyze the efficiency,...
Monday, October 04, 2021 to Thursday, October 07, 2021
Social services are a range of public services provided by state and non-state actors that aim to build stronger economies, promote equality and create effective organisations. Their range could differ from country to country within the SADC community. This...
Location:
Africa, South Africa
Tuesday, November 03, 2020 to Friday, November 06, 2020
The event will bring together leading researchers, academics, and development practitioners from across the world to discuss how to achieve truly inclusive growth and development. Participants will share policy-relevant findings, discuss the challenges faced...
Location:
Africa, Mozambique
Sunday, March 22, 2020 to Tuesday, March 24, 2020
The CSAE Conference is an annual three-day event with a broad focus on issues that are relevant for economic development in Africa.
There will undoubtedly be implications for the conference programme, and we will be publishing a revised programme by Tuesday...
Location:
Europe, United Kingdom
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 to Thursday, January 23, 2020
The Government's ‘New Direction’ and the Medium-Term National Development Plan (PRSP 4 Paper) pays attention to social protection and the Social Protection Policy. The policy is forward-looking, particularly on the “Free Quality Education” programme, and how...
Location:
Africa, Sierra Leone
Wednesday, December 04, 2019 to Thursday, December 05, 2019
The primary objective of social protection, especially in low- and middle-income countries, is to tackle poverty and vulnerability. In addition, it is often argued that social protection schemes or systems have the potentiality to achieve other objectives...
Location:
Europe, Germany
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Despite huge agricultural resources, a large segment of population in Sudan suffers from hunger and nutrition insecurity, mainly vulnerable groups such as children. Indeed, child malnutrition is a widespread phenomenon, particularly in rural areas, where most...
Location:
Europe, Finland
Tuesday, September 04, 2018
Under the newly established Africa Trust Fund on Disability, World Bank-UNICEF and USAID are jointly organizing a series of 3 webinars on the topic of disability-inclusive education. The series explores essential components of the enabling environment and...
Monday, October 23, 2017 to Wednesday, October 25, 2017
This three-day international conference aims to engage policy makers, practitioners and researchers in identifying solutions for fighting child poverty and inequality Africa, and inspiring action towards change. The conference offers a platform for bridging...
Location:
Africa, Ethiopia
Thursday, July 13, 2017 to Friday, July 14, 2017
This international conference, held in the capital of Europe’s political project, invites researchers, analysts, and policymakers to critically reflect on their experiences of working on issues of public policy and governance beyond borders. The event is...
Location:
Europe, Belgium