Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Crises are gendered. Because women and girls start off at a disadvantage in every society, they often have fewer resources to be able to withstand the impacts of crises and shocks. The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a “big revealer” in this regard. School...
Thursday, January 27, 2022
According to the International Labour Organisation, “social protection or social security is a human right and is defined as the set of policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability throughout the lifecycle”. Social...
Thursday, September 30, 2021
The policy brief sets out a target to create at least 400 million jobs by 2030, primarily in the green and care economies, and extend social protection floors by 2025 to about four billion people currently not covered by any measures.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Launched on Friday 10 September, the report depicts the fundamental tipping point facing humanity by contrasting two potential futures, one of a collapsing world heading towards breakdown and perpetual crisis, and another one of a breakthrough in which...
Monday, August 30, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased number of social protection measures to help people cope with economic challenges. A total of 4648 policy measures that addressed the economic and health challenges of the pandemic were identified worldwide...
Monday, August 30, 2021
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in major setbacks in addressing global poverty levels. In this context, almost every country in the world has expanded, adapted, or developed new social protection measures. Some 1.3 billion...
Saturday, June 19, 2021
The impact of COVID-19 on the world of work featured prominently in the June segment of the first virtual International Labour Conference. Conclusions on social protection and the application of international labour standards were adopted on the final...
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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Despite constituting almost half of the qualified health workforce in India, female health workers face a...
Thursday, May 27, 2021
The views, thoughts and opinions presented in this blog post belong to its author(s). They are not necessarily shared by socialprotection.org
COVID-19 has brought unprecedented economic and development challenges but it also offers opportunities for...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Health systems across the world are under severe pressure to contain and mitigate the infection rate of COVID-19. The pandemic is revealing serious vulnerabilities and gaps in the health systems of many countries. These are impacting the capacities to...
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Asia, Indonesia, South Korea
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