GCSPF e-Newsletter #94 - November 2023

Lessons from the diverse experiences of global health, agriculture and climate funds
Based on the study “A global fund for social protection. Lessons from the diverse experiences of global health, agriculture and climate funds” produced by a team of researchers and published by the ILO, this webinar presented experiences of setting up global funds across the health, climate and agriculture sectors and the lessons to be learnt from them that can guide further thinking about the implementation of a prospective global fund for social protection.
Discussion focused on institutional governance arrangements of existing global funds carefully selected for their diversity in terms of origins, longevity, aims and institutional structures, and what they tell us about critical governance issues that need to be carefully navigated in the design and institutionalization of a global fund for social protection. Watch the webinar's recording

Despite women breaking barriers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations and some overcoming obstacles in leadership roles, the transformation of the gender landscape in the workplace remains somewhat limited. Read more

The Global Policy Watch Team
Considered a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to address inequities in global governance and reset international cooperation, the Summit of the Future (SoTF) will be a cornerstone among a series of high-level UN meetings in 2024. While Member State priorities differ, they have confirmed that the Summit will be held on 22-23 September 2024 and have agreed on the elements and next steps towards the adoption of “a concise, action-oriented outcome document entitled ‘A Pact for the Future’, agreed in advance by consensus through intergovernmental negotiations”.
This Global Policy Watch fact sheet explores the process and negotiations going forward and the different priorities revealed in Member State statements. Read more

By CIVICUS
The annual high-level opening week of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly saw discussion on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), making clear that the 17 goals are badly off track. Much of the discussion focused on financing for the goals but didn’t produce a breakthrough. Little attention was paid to the growing repression of civic space that is stopping effective civil society action on the SDGs. National-level exclusion of civil society is reproduced at the UN level, with civil society denied access to the week’s official events and left unable to engage with decision-makers. Read more

Lessons from 100 years of social protection. This webinar organized by ILO brings together some of the authors of the ILO recently published second volume of the compendium 100 years of social protection: The road to universal social protection systems and floors. to discuss the importance of integrating social protection and job creation policies, integrating social protection financing and coordination in order to have a bigger impact on achieving just transitions to formalization, green economies, and decent work in the care economy, among others. The case studies will provide the basis for a further discussion on the possibilities and opportunities of integrating social protection policies for greater impact. The webinar will also serve as an opportunity to present and discuss the Global Accelerator research agenda. Read more
23 November, 2023 - 13:00 GMT +2

'RAISE - Research & Action for Income Security' has as its mission to ensure that everybody has income security. We work towards this through two objectives: job creation and social protection.
RAISE has worked on livelihoods for refugees in Uganda since 2018, but are now in the proces of widening its scope both geographically and thematically.
Part of this is the development of their work on social protection. We recently had our first project in this area approved, which is a collaboration with ISER in Uganda with the title: Popularising the African Charter Protocol on the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and Social Security as a new advocacy tool in Uganda.
Contact information: Rasmus Schjødt, Programme Director for Social Protection. Read more