GCSPF e-Newsletter #121 | August 2025 Edition

Conversation with WIEGO’s Florian Juergens-Grant and the ICTD’s Max Gallien to discuss their involvement with the process and outcomes of the FfD4 which are relevant to workers in informal employment. Read more

By Ahmad M. Awad
From time to time, the Jordanian government, through various levels issues statements and leaks suggesting that there are challenges threatening the sustainability of the social security system, often hinting at the need to amend the governing law. These positions are frequently supported by recommendations from the International Monetary Fund and/or the World Bank.
However, Jordan's recent experience has shown that what is offered under the label of “reform” often involves reducing social entitlements rather than expanding protection or enhancing coverage. Read more

The Joint Statement serves as a shared advocacy agenda directed at ASEAN and its Member States, with a particular emphasis on universal maternity protection as a foundation for building a transformative care economy in Southeast Asia. To address the challenges regarding Persistent Gender Gaps in the labour market, Lack of social protection and maternity protection, Barriers to healthcare access, Workplace discrimination and the invisible unpaid care, Informality and the missing middle, and Policy gaps in ASEAN. Read more

Development Working Group - Call to Action: Towards inclusive, resilient and sustainable development through Universal Social Protection Systems with special priority on Social Protection Floors Read more

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched “UN80” on 11 March 2025 and Under Secretary-General Guy Ryder has recently emphasized how UN80 is “the United Nations and the Secretary-General responding to the totality of our circumstances – our political circumstances, our financial circumstances, but also circumstances in which the effectiveness of multilateralism is up for scrutiny… the idea is to bring the United Nations out of this process in these rather turbulent times, in better shape”.
This briefing delves into the components of the UN80 initiative, with Member State and UN staff perspectives on the process and explores the context and pressures of long-running funding issues at the UN. Read more