Recording of the side event on Social Protection at the 2024UNCSC

The recording of the side event side event "Why universal social protection is essential for inclusive development, peace and security in the present and future" is now online. The side event was held at the  2024 UN Civil Society Conference that took place in Nairobi, Kenya, on 9 May 2024.

The speakers were Jane Anyango (Founder, Polycom Development Project, Nairobi), David Lambert Tumwesigye (Global Policy & Advocacy Lead, Child Poverty, Save the Children International) (download his presentation), Umberto Cattaneo (Public Finance Economist, Universal Social Protection Department - SOCPRO, International Labour Organization - ILO) (download his presentation) and Cyrilla Heyi (Program Manager, Child Rights Governance, Africa Platform for Social Protection - APSP) (download her presentation). The event was moderated by Ingo Ritz (Director, Global Call to Action Against Poverty - GCAP).

The side event was coorganized by Save the Children International, Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF), Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), UNANIMA International, Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), International Presentation Association (IPA) and Building Blocks for Peace Foundation.

RELATED INFORMATION

• Global Fund for Social Protection.
• Global Child Benefits Tracker.
• Contributions of the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) to the Summit of the Future (inputs and contribution) and to the Global Digital Compact.
• Promoting the Ratification of the AU Protocol on Social Protection and Social Security, APSP.
• A trade union guide on the African Union Protocol on Social Protection, ITUC.
• Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights to Social Protection and Social Security.
• High-Level Seminar: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development (Video)
• UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions.
• Financing gap for universal social protection: Global, regional and national estimates and strategies for creating fiscal space, ILO Working paper 113 (April 2024).