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GCSPF's intervention at CSocD64 |
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Recording - Side event “Implementation of The Doha Political Declaration Regarding Social Protection at All Levels: Moving from Rhetoric to Action” |
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The side event aimed to assess social protection coverage gaps and implementation challenges, emphasizing their impact on vulnerable populations, while showcasing how the Doha Political Declaration’s commitments can be translated into concrete, multi-level actions rooted in sustainability, equity, inclusion, and resilience. It also presented data to monitor progress, with special attention to marginalized groups such as women, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, and rural communities.
Organizers: Kenyan Government, USP 2030, International Labour Organization (ILO), Global Coalition of Social Protection Floors (GCSPF), Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), International Presentation Association (IPA), Bread for the World, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Watch the recording
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Unlocking true prosperity: Universal Basic Income. How the multiplier effect would fire up South Africa’s economy |
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This report provides a basis for dialogue, determination and delivery of a UBI for South Africa. It explains how, if implemented, all people will benefit immediately from UBI injecting the necessary income into households that the current Social Relief of Distress grant fails to do.
This report has been published by amanda.mobi, Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) and the Social Policy Initiative (SPI). Read more
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Jordan: Social Security Reform in Early Retirement |
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Opinion: Ahmad M. Awad
The policy of expanding early retirement in Jordan has become one of the most costly and impactful policies affecting the sustainability of the social security system, as it directly disrupts a fundamental equation upon which any sound insurance system is based (the length of contribution versus the length of benefit). Read more
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Inadequate Pensions for Older People in Hungary |
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Rising Poverty and Barriers to Adequate Food, Medicine, Energy. A new Human Rights Watch report finds that Hungary is failing to ensure older people’s rights to social security and an adequate standard of living, with high inflation exposing deep structural flaws in the pension system. Nearly a quarter of pensioners live below the official poverty threshold, and many are forced to choose between food, medicine, and heating. Women are disproportionately impacted due to unpaid care and informal work that reduce their lifetime pension contributions. Human Rights Watch calls on the government to reform the pension system to reduce structural inequalities and guarantee all older people the right to an adequate standard of living. Read more
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Resisting the Rule of the Rich |
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Defending Freedom Against Billionaire Power
Billionaire fortunes have grown at a rate three times faster than the average annual rate in the previous five years since the election of Donald Trump in November 2024. Whilst US billionaires have seen the sharpest growth in their fortunes, billionaires in the rest of the world have also seen double digit increases. Actions of the of the Trump presidency, including the championing of deregulation and undermining agreements to increase corporate taxation, have benefited the richest around the world.
The number of billionaires has surpassed 3,000 for the first time, and the level of billionaire wealth is now higher than at any time in history. Meanwhile, one in four people globally face hunger.
The conclusion of this report published by Oxfam shows that governments can choose to defend ordinary people rather than oligarchs. People themselves, when organized, can present a powerful counterweight to
extreme wealth. Read more
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Book launch: Beyond the World Bank: The Fight for Universal Social Protection in the Global South |
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Join the author, Matthew Greenslade, and main subject of the book, Stephen Kidd, at the launch to hear about the book and the inspiring global campaign for universal social protection.
London School of Economics and Political Science
March 19 from 4pm to 5:30pm GMT - Also streaming online - Read more
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Recording: Beyond the World Bank: The Fight for Universal Social Protection in the Global South |
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In his recently published book Matthew Greenslade sheds light on the World Bank’s promotion of a poverty-targeted approach to social protection in lower income countries. Watch the recording of the public event held in Stockholm with the author, Matthew Greenslade. Watch the recording
The book can be accessed online for free, thanks to a donation from Act Church of Sweden. |
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