GCSPF E-Newsletter #10 - May 2018

The side event “Domestic and International Financial Instruments for USP” was held in the framework of the 2018 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development.
The webcast of the event is available here and the video with the intervention of Barry Herman on behalf of the GCSPF is here

Sylvia Beales Gelber in her article profiles recent activities of the African Platform for Social Protection (APSP), highlighting important aspects of the January meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, which was co-organized by the GCSPF and the APSP. Read more

The study “Supporting more holistic national policy making in the financing of development” by Barry Herman looks into conceptual approaches of integrated planning reviewing past and current trends on the road to integrated financing frameworks, complemented by an overview of selected analytical tools. Read more

The Joint Fund Window for Social Protection Floors (UN-JFWSPF) is the first window of the UN Joint Fund for the 2030 Agenda. It was created under the leadership of the ILO with UNDOCO, the UN MPTF Office, UNDP, UNICEF and UNHCR. It was approved by the Executive Board of the UN Joint Fund for the 2030 Agenda on 31 October 2017. It will support the development of social protection systems and floors and the achievement of SDG 1.3 through delivery One UN. Read more

The Olof Palme International Center is the umbrella organisation for the Swedish labour movement and works in the spirit of Olof Palme for democracy, human rights and peace. The Swedish labour movement has a long tradition of solidarity and we are proud to keep this tradition alive. The Palme Center and our member organisations are engaged in over 200 development projects in more then 20 countries.
For more information please visit https://www.palmecenter.se/en/