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Supporting welfare state expansion in the Global South: What role for development aid?

Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Many countries in the Global South are in the process of expanding their social security systems, including access to pensions and various other cash transfer programmes. Social security (also called social protection) plays a key role in reducing poverty and...
Location: Europe, Denmark
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Child-Sensitive Social Protection Fiscal Space Analysis in Malawi, Somalia, Uganda and Zambia Report Launch

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Ever wondered what is "Child-Sensitive Social Protection"? Dive into this captivating concept Save the Children and join to unveil their report on "Child-Sensitive Social Protection Fiscal Space Analysis"!
Location: Africa, Kenya
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Epidemics and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: How to maximize the health impact of social protection systems?

Wednesday, October 04, 2023 to Thursday, October 05, 2023
Hybrid event at the ILO in Geneva and online. The interplay between health and social protection has emerged in various fora as one of the key priorities for accelerating progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This includes in...
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Improving synergies between social protection and public finance management

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 to Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Interpretation in English, French and Spanish will be available. Symposium will take place in Geneva and online. The International Symposium, convened by the ILO, UNICEF, the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) and the European Union, brings...
Location: Switzerland, Europe
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Investing in Human Capital to Accelerate the Green Transition

Friday, April 14, 2023
Climate change is eroding human capital—the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives—with long-lasting implications for well-being and productivity. Climate shocks threaten to increase poverty levels, reduce pathways to prosperity...
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Accelerating Development in an Age of Global Crisis

Thursday, April 13, 2023
The existential threat of climate change, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, persistent high inflation and increased fragility have injected volatility and uncertainty into the global economy – a reality that may continue for a...
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Budgets and Bytes: how can digital improve public spending?

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
There is currently a lot of optimism around the potential of digitalisation to reshape how governments manage their public finances to be more responsive to contemporary challenges and expectations. Much of this optimism is well founded. Digitalisation is...
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NSPP International Conference on Social Policy Financing

Monday, September 19, 2022 to Tuesday, September 20, 2022
National School of Public Policy [NSPP], Government of Pakistan, Lahore is happy to announce holding an international conference on Social Policy Financing on September 19-20, 2022. The Conference would be organized by the National Institute of Public Policy...
Location: Asia, Pakistan
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High-level Policy Dialogue “Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions: At Work in Africa”

Thursday, September 15, 2022
The main objective of this High-Level Policy Dialogue is to discuss opportunities for expanding domestic fiscal space and the types of partnerships required for African countries interested in doing so, to implement the Global Accelerator. The event will...
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Social Protection at a Crossroads: Between COVID-19 and the SDGs – Southern African Perspectives

Monday, May 09, 2022 to Wednesday, May 11, 2022
The rapid expansion of social protection programmes and strengthening of social protection systems throughout Africa in the last 20 years is widely regarded as a successful example of policy diffusion. In the year 2000, for instance, not a single country in...
Location: Africa, South Africa
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