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The side event "Universal social security and the social contract: A critical examination through case studies" took place at the Civil Society Policy Forum of the 2024 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) on October 23rd, 2024. The event included presentations by Amnesty International, the Arab Reform Initiative, Act Church of Sweden, and the World Bank. Watch the recording
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The GCSPF published five case study briefs about the harms of austerity and means-testing, authored by a group of economic justice, human rights, and faith-based organizations, exposing the failure of IMF and World Bank-backed programs. The cases cover Argentina, South Africa, Serbia, Sri Lanka, and a brief demonstrating that universal social security systems can be both affordable and feasible. Read more
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A Contribution to FfD4 in the Spirit of Monterrey - Barry Herman, November 2024
This paper was prepared as part of a project for the United Nations, which is assisting its Member States, international institutions, civil society and private sector stakeholders who are preparing the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), which is to take place in Seville, Spain, 30 June - 3 July 2025. The paper addresses practical and political challenges in designing and adopting adequate financing of social protection and healthcare with domestic revenues and international support in "normal" times and in crisis times. Past FfD conferences have forged agreements on new and reformed international cooperation policies. Additional information may be found here on Conference preparations. Read more
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The Core Team Strategy and the Regional meetings will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa in November 2024.
The aim of the Core Team Strategy Meeting is to bring together the members of the Core Team in order to define short, mid and long-term future.
The regional meeting is meant to strengthen involvement of non-CT members in the work of the coalition and its working groups, as well as to listen to current regional news and advocacy priorities.
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The recording of the event “Strategy Meeting Towards the Second World Social Summit for Social Development” is now online. The event was held at the Global People's Assembly 2024 on Monday, 23 September.
The objective of this session was to create a collective work agenda to fill the existing social dimension gap, through the review of the good and not so good done since Copenhagen, and the addressing of the challenges the social world faces nowadays.
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By Ahmed M. Awad, Phenix Center for Economic & Informatics Studies
Amidst the intense political developments, with the formation of a new government led by Jafar Hassan following a comprehensive royal mandate, alongside the election of a new parliament based on revised foundations and the emergence of a legitimate and public political party movement, the need to focus on societal priorities has become increasingly clear. Among these priorities, strengthening social protection stands out as a critical issue, particularly as it has faced successive challenges over the years, despite the presence of a well-structured national strategy dedicated to this cause. Read more
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By Jonathan Glennie and Patricia Alemañy
The urgent need to fix the gaps in the global financial institutions that leave social protection under-funded, especially in low-income countries, is increasingly widely recognized. This article suggests that the Global Public Investment (GPI) approach offers an opportunity to provide a fresh start for social protection financing. GPI can enhance the building of universal social protection floors and systems, especially for the poorest countries. Including non-traditional donors and ensuring a fair decision-making process will secure higher levels of funding to build and strengthen universal social protection systems and floors to benefit those in need worldwide. This article analyzes how this approach could be effective whether the idea of a ‘Global Fund for Social Protection’ (GFSP), proposed to embody solidarity and responsibility in addressing profound gaps in social protection globally, operates independently from or is integrated into an already-existing intergovernmental organization. Read more
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Care responsibilities are excluding and holding back millions of women worldwide from taking paid employment, and with climate and demographic changes on course to increase the demand for care, measures to support the care economy are urgently needed, according to a new ILO brief. Read more
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In this blog, Dr. Tara Patricia Cookson and Dr. Lorena Fuentes explore how social protection systems can play a crucial role in addressing gender-based violence (GBV). Drawing from their extensive research, they outline four key pathways and five design features that can help break the cycle of violence and empower women. Read more
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Justicia Social y Gobernanza Internacional: América Latina ante la toma de decisiones mundial
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Estamos en un momento clave de importantes eventos para la comunidad internacional, tales como la Cumbre del Futuro, y en el proceso preparatorio de reuniones globales, G20, Cumbre de BRICS, Cuarta Conferencia Internacional sobre la Financiación para el Desarrollo y la Segunda Cumbre Mundial sobre Desarrollo Social, en las que se discutirá no solo la agenda de desarrollo de los próximos años/décadas sino también la propia gobernanza multilateral.
Es en este marco que organizamos este ciclo de videoconferencias para promover espacios de análisis, intercambio y debate sobre cómo priorizar la justicia económica, social, climática y de género en la región y cómo promover el diálogo social que haga posible un nuevo pacto social y económico inclusivo y participativo.
Este ciclo fue organizado por Social Watch, la GCSPF, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) y Latindadd.
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La videoconferencia latinoamericana “Justicia social: de la Cumbre del Futuro a la Cumbre Social Mundial 2025” se realizó en el marco del ciclo “Justicia Social y Gobernanza Internacional: América Latina ante la toma de decisiones mundial”.
Los oradores fueron Valentina Contreras (Líder de operaciones y punto focal de cuidados y seguridad social, GI-ESCR), Verónica Serafini (Especialista en macroeconomía y género, Latindadd), Claudio Fernandes (Gestos, Brasil). La moderación estuvo a cargo de Roberto Bissio (Coordinador, Social Watch). El encuentro tuvo lugar el jueves 24 de octubre de 2024. Ver la grabación
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La videoconferencia latinoamericana “Justicia social, justicia fiscal y arquitectura financiera global” (Hacia la IV FfD en Sevilla) se realizó el viernes 18 de octubre de 2024.
Los oradores fueron Patricia Miranda (Directora de Incidencia Global, Latindadd), Ezequiel Steuermann (Oficial Asociado de Programa en Justicia Económica, GI-ESCR), María González (Futuro En Común). El evento fue moderado por Roberto Bissio (Coordinador, Social Watch). Ver la grabación
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