The European Commission released a new communication on social protection last week. This is the first time that the EU, the world’s biggest aid donor, has sought to explain how EU development ...

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Social protection and labor programs help households and workers manage crises, escape poverty, navigate transitions, and seize employment opportunities. Despite recent progress, three in four people ...

"The world does not lack the resources to abolish poverty, it lacks the right priorities. " So said Juan Somavía, former director general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), in 1999. We ...

The programme targets the most vulnerable and neglected members of the population to harness the potential of ICT and digital technology to build resilient food and social protection systems for the ...

In a public letter drafted in advance of the G20 Summit in Rome, and in coordination with the AFL-CIO, the American Apparel & Footwear Association, and Fontheim International, Human Rights Watch ...

(Washington, DC) – Targeted social protection programs intended to cushion people from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have only had limited success in protecting human rights, Human ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a Social Protection Framework and Operational Plan to improve social safety nets, expand coverage, and address poverty in the West ...