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UN SPF-I and UNDG coordination on social protection

Explore the advancements in the Social Protection Floor Initiative, key regions, collaboration, and next steps in the eighth meeting of the Social Protection Inter-agency Cooperation Board in New York.

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UN SPF-I and UNDG coordination on social protection

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  1. UN SPF-I and UNDG coordination on social protection Eighth meeting of the Social Protection Inter-agency Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B) New York, 22 September 2016 Progress update

  2. SOCIAL PROTECTION FLOORS:A PRIORITY FOR THE UN • 2009: UN CEB Social Protection Floor Initiative (SPF-I) • 2012: Recommendation No. 202 on social protection floors • 2014/15: Endorsement and call for continued SPF-I efforts by UNDG & ILO (2014) and UNDOCO (2015) • 2015: SDGs prioritize social protection (SDGs 1.3, 3.8, 5.4, 8.5, 10.4)

  3. SPF-I IMPLEMENTATION Countries • National SPF teams (development partners, ministries, donors, etc.) • Joint activities (assessments, coordination exercises, etc.) Regions • R-UNDG Working Groups on social protection • Knowledge, advocacy, peer-to-peer support and fundraising Worldwide • Support from UN leadership (UNDG Chair, DOCO Director) • Knowledge take-up (UNSSC curriculum and course on UN SPF-I) SPF Task Team of the Philippines UNDG Social Protection publications: Asia-Pacific Issues Brief, Eastern and Southern Africa Issues Brief, Asia-Pacific Coordination Tool-kit

  4. EXAMPLES R-UNDG Europe and Central Asia • Working Group established with national and regional UN focal points • Survey on regional social protection priorities and action areas • Joint policy messages and activities inventory (to be published 2017) • Joint work: Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine Mozambique • Technical Working Group with UN and ministries • Joint assessment-based national dialogue led to review ENSSB (basic social security) strategy Results of online survey of regional ECA social protection priorities Joint WFP-UNICEF-ILO publication on the development of a social protection floor in Mozambique

  5. NEXT STEPS • R-UNDG Working Groups in all regions • Additional UNDG Issues Briefs and practical guides • Arab States • Europe and Central Asia • Western and Central Africa • Finalization and implementation of UNSSC UN SPF-I curriculum AS ECA WCA

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