Join us for the official virtual solution session of the WSSD2 that will shed light on the key links between care and social development, framing it as a cross-cutting issue. It will highlight in particular the key role of universal social protection and social protection floors in building strong care and support systems to create caring, resilient and inclusive societies and realise the vision of the Copenhagen commitments.
Join us for the 33rd commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty at the United Nations on Friday, October 17th.
Invitation to the Public Care Services: Regional progress and challenges in the lead-up to the WSSD2 to take place in Mexico, August 11th.
Invitation to the FfD4 Side event "Financing Social Protection and Health: Domestic Resources and Global Justice".
The Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2) will be held in Doha, Qatar from 4 - 6 November 2025. See further information here.
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the INSP!R Network, and the GCSPF are pleased to invite you to the following webinar: Advancing Social Protection in Africa: Spotlight on Pathfinder Countries and the UN Global Accelerator.
The ILO is developing standards for decent work in the platform economy.
More than 30 civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations and unions demand that this new ILO standard puts a stop to harmful practice, protects and promotes workers' rights and stands against data-driven exploitation.
Human Rights Watch, in partnership with the GCSPF, is pleased to invite you to the virtual launch “The Gig Trap: Algorithmic, Wage, and Labor Exploitation in Platform Work in the United States”.
Statement at the Informal Hearing for Stakeholders on the Food for Thought paper for the WSSD2 in April 2025.
The GCSPF contributed to the “Roadmap for eradicating poverty beyond growth” launched by the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.
Read the Statement of the GCSPF at the 2025 Civil Society Forum of the CSocD63.
Read the article by UN DESA about the webinar “Advancing Inclusive Social Protection for Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities” held at the CSocD63.
The recording of the side event “Advancing the Copenhagen Declaration Commitments through Age and Disability-Inclusive Social Protection” is now available. The event was held during the CSocD63.
The side event will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 3:00 – 4:30 pm EST. The event will take place during the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).
The online side event will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM EST. The event will take place during the CSocD63.
A year after the programme’s completion the Conference “Social protection & public finance management” dived into the lessons learned, successful examples and challenges faced during the programme implementation.
La grabación de la videoconferencia latinoamericana “Justicia social: de la Cumbre del Futuro a la Cumbre Social Mundial 2025” está en línea.
The recording of the side event "Universal social security and the social contract: A critical examination through case studies" is now online.
Invitación a la videoconferencia latinoamericana “Justicia social: de la Cumbre del Futuro a la Cumbre Social Mundial 2025”, que tendrá lugar el jueves 24 de octubre de 2024, 7 pm UTC.
La grabación de la videoconferencia latinoamericana “Justicia social, justicia fiscal y arquitectura financiera global” (Hacia la IV FfD en Sevilla) está en línea.
Invitación a la videoconferencia latinoamericana “Justicia social, justicia fiscal y arquitectura financiera global”, hacia la IV FfD en Sevilla, que tendrá lugar el viernes 18 de octubre de 2024, 7 pm UTC.
The recording of the event “Strategy Meeting Towards the Second World Social Summit for Social Development” is now online. The event was held at the Global People's Assembly 2024 on Monday, 23 September.
Invitation to the event “Strategy Meeting Towards the Second World Social Summit for Social Development”. The event will take place at the UN Church Center on 23 September. This session will be held at the Global People's Assembly 2024.
Read here the Statement submitted by the GCSPF the “Road to the Summit Discussion Series” held on 31 July 2024.
Read here the Statement on the importance of Universal Social Protection for the Pact of the Future at the “Road to the Summit Discussion Series”, held on 25 July 2024.
Read here the Statements of the GCSPF to Consultations of the Preparatory Process for the Summit of the Future held in July 2024.
The recording of the event is online. The event took place during the HLPF on July 16, 2024.
The virtual side event “Is the Debt Crisis killing the SDGs?” will be held on July 16, 2024. The event will be held during the HLPF.
Se encuentra disponible el video del Evento Público “Justicia Social y Arquitectura Financiera Internacional” que tuvo lugar en Chile el 25 de junio de 2024.
Invitación al evento que tendrá lugar el martes 25 de junio de 4 pm a 6 pm en la OIT - Chile. Organizan LATINDADD, Social Watch y GCSPF.
Read the joint CSO letter addressed at the World Bank, calling for a human rights-aligned approach to social security, education, and health in the World Bank’s IDA 21.
The recording of the side event on social protection is now online. The side event took place during the 2024 UNCSC in Nairobi, Kenya on May 9, 2024.
The hybrid event "Why Universal Social Protection is essential for inclusive development, peace and security in the present and future" will take place on May 9, 2024 at the 2024UNCSC.
The video of the webinar on the "UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions" is now online. The webinar took place on April 26, 2024.
The Global Campaign for the Right to Social Security invites you to join our session at the CSPF that will take place on April 17, 2024.
The Working Group on Financing Social Protection of the GCSPF and the INSP!R network are inviting you to participate in a webinar to discuss the UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions. This webinar will take place on Friday, April 26th at 1 pm UTC.
Members of the GCSPF participated at the 2024 UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development.
The video of the side event “The transformative potential of expanding the coverage of child benefits to eliminate child poverty” is now online. The side event was held on February 14, 2024 during the 62nd Session of the CSocD.
The virtual event “Advocating Universal Social Protection Floors for Asian Countries” will be held on February 21, 2024 during the 11th APFSD.
The side event “The transformative potential of expanding the coverage of child benefits to eliminate child poverty” will be held on February 14, 2024 at 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm EST at Conference Room 11, UNHQ, New York. The event will be held during the CSocD62.
Read here the inputs of the GCSPF to the preparation of the Zero Draft of the Pact for the Future.
The video of the event "Building a New Eco-social Contract and Advancing Social Security in Times of Debt and Austerity" is now online. The event took place on Friday, October 13, 2023 during the Civil Society Policy Forum of the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2023 held in Marrakech, Morocco.
Members of the GCSPF participated at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings 2023 held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 9 to 15 October, 2023.
The session “Building a New Eco-social Contract and Advancing Social Security in Times of Debt and Austerity” will take place during the Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) of the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2023 in Marrakech, Morocco.
Watch here the video of the launching of the Campaign “Social Security for All“ held on 4th October 2023.
The session “Social Justice: Social Protection and Health, People’s Vaccine” coorganized by GCSPF, GCAP Asia, GCAP Africa, PVA and Africa Japan Forum was held during the Global People’s Assembly (GPA) 2023 on 17th September at the UN Church Centre.
The hybrid Global People’s Assembly 2023 will be in New York – at the UN SDG Summit and the UN General Assembly, September 17-18, 2023. The GCSPF is coorganizing the session “Social Justice: Social Protection and Health, People’s Vaccine”.
Many members of the GCSPF participated in the International Symposium, convened by the ILO, UNICEF, the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) and the European Union.
The International symposium "Improving synergies between social protection & public finance management" co-hosted by the ILO, UNICEF, the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, and the European Union will take place on 27 - 28 June, 2023.
The video of this session is now online. Civil society welcomed the IMF's new policy on social spending in 2019. However, we are concerned that spending on social protection, health and education is still not given sufficient priority in government budgets.
Join us for this hybrid session that will be held on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023, from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm EDT in the IMF HQ2-03B-768B meeting room.
The recording of this webinar is now online. The importance of social security (or protection) is widely and increasingly recognised. However, the question on whether the systems should be built on means-tested and poverty-targeted benefits or on a universal approach is widely debated.
Barry Herman made an intervention during the UN's Development Cooperation Forum on March 2023.
The side event “Progress through Social Protection - Current initiatives and financing at national and international level” took place on March 6th 2023 during the Civil Society Forum of the Fifth United Nations Conference on the LDC5 held in Doha, Qatar.
Join us for the side event "Progress through Social Protection - Current initiatives and financing at national and international level" that will take place on March 6th at CSO Forum of the LDC5.
The recording of the side event is now online. The event took place during the 61st Session of the Commission for Social Development CSocD61 on February 8, 2023.
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Time: 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm EST (Confirm your local time here) Please register at: http://bit.ly/3D3Dek7 The side event will be in English. French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Organized by the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF). Co-organized by Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), Gray […]
Winifred Doherty of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd prepared the position paper. International KOLPING, International Presentation Association, Social Justice in Global Development, JusticeMakers Bangladesh, and Free Trade Union Development Center Sri Lanka, all members of the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors endorsed the paper. ************* Download pdf version. […]
The video of the webinar “Progressive realisation: Building inclusive social protection systems in low- and middle-income countries using the principle of universality” is now online. The webinar was held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Speakers Daisy Sibun, Social Policy Specialist at Development Pathways, author of ‘Can a leopard change its spots? A critical analysis of […]
Response from the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors to the World Bank’s new Strategy for Social Protection. Download pdf version. With this statement, the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF), representing more than 120 civil society organisations and trade unions from all over the world, intends to react to the World Bank’s new […]
The webinar will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from 1 to 2 pm UTC. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpduytrT4iHtbO32hiC4pBLg0g0sH4AkEy Background There is broad consensus that expansion of social protection is a necessary response to the global food and economic crises. But an immediate reaction when universal social protection is proposed is often that “it is […]
TALLER PRESENCIAL FORTALECER LOS CUIDADOS Y LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL APORTES A LA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR Como cierre de este ciclo realizaremos un Taller Regional presencial “Protección Social, Cuidados e Igualdad de Género: Desafíos frente a las Políticas de Austeridad” se realizará el miércoles 9 de noviembre de 2022 en Buenos […]
The slide presentation and the webinar's recording of the webinar the “Work Bank, IMF and Universal Social Protection following COVID-19: The Good, the Bad and the Unclear” are now available. The webinar took place on 20 October, 2022. In the webinar World Bank, IMF and Universal Social Protection following COVID-19: The Good, the Bad and […]
CICLO DE CONFERENCIAS: “FORTALECER LOS CUIDADOS Y LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL” APORTES A LA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR English version available below. Lo que la pandemia nos dejó, transformaciones necesarias En el contexto de la pandemia por COVID 19, Ciedur, Social Watch y la Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, con el […]
CICLO DE CONFERENCIAS FORTALECER LOS CUIDADOS Y LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL APORTES A LA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR English version available below. Con el objetivo de fortalecer la incidencia política de la sociedad civil en favor de la protección social en América del Sur realizaremos un ciclo de conferencias con la participación […]
The Global People’s Assembly is a self organised space during the United Nations General Assembly high level with the aim of bringing the voices of the people to the forefront, at a time where decision makers engage in high level debate without people’s involvement. The 2022 Global People’s Assembly took place online from Tuesday 20th […]
The webinar the “Work Bank, IMF and Universal Social Protection following COVID-19: The Good, the Bad and the Unclear” will take place on 20 October at 14:00 GMT+1. Register here Speakers Lena Simet, Senior Researcher on Poverty and Inequality, Human Rights Watch Tavengwa Nhongo, Executive Director, African Platform for Social Protection Daisy Sibun, Social Policy Officer, Development […]
There is broad consensus that expansion of social protection is a necessary response to the global food and economic crises.
But an immediate reaction when universal social protection is proposed is often that “it is impossible, because it is too expensive!”
CICLO DE CONFERENCIAS:“FORTALECER LOS CUIDADOS Y LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL”APORTES A LA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR English version available below. Cuando el Estado falta a la cita: la (in)sostenibilidad de la vida La desprotección social en que vive la mayoría de la población mundial quedó visibilizada en el escenario de la pandemia […]
CICLO DE CONFERENCIAS FORTALECER LOS CUIDADOS Y LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL APORTES A LA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR English version available below. Con el objetivo de fortalecer la incidencia política de la sociedad civil en favor de la protección social en América del Sur realizaremos un ciclo de conferencias con la participación […]
CICLO DE CONFERENCIAS: APORTES A LA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR English version available below. Los cuidados comunitarios en tiempos de COVID 19 El ciclo de conferencias, organizado por Ciedur, Social Watch y la Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, con el apoyo de la Red de Género y Comercio, se enmarca […]
CICLO DE CONFERENCIAS: LA PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL DESDE LOS CUIDADOS APORTES A LA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR English version available below. Con el objetivo de fortalecer la incidencia política de la sociedad civil en favor de la protección social en América del Sur realizaremos un ciclo de conferencias con la participación de […]
CICLO DE CONFERENCIAS: APORTES A LA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR English version available below. La protección social desde los cuidados En el contexto de la pandemia por COVID 19 quedó al desnudo la desprotección social en que se encuentra gran parte de la población en el mundo y América Latina no […]
CICLO DE CONFERENCIAS: LA PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL DESDE LOS CUIDADOS APORTES A LA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE PROTECCIÓN SOCIAL EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR English version available below. Con el objetivo de fortalecer la incidencia política de la sociedad civil en favor de la protección social en América del Sur realizaremos un ciclo de conferencias con la participación de […]
English version available below. Nota Conceptual y Programa (Descargue versión pdf). La pandemia de COVID 19 puso de manifiesto las vulnerabilidades de nuestras sociedades en términos sanitarios como la falta de mecanismos de protección para que la población pudiera enfrentar la crisis económica y social que la pandemia trajo aparejada. En 2020, el 53,1% de […]
The HLPF virtual side event: How to achieve the SDGs despite the worsening hunger and poverty crisis? took place on Wednesday, 6 July, during the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2022. The side event was focused on the discussion on “Building forward better” around four interlinked themes – vaccines, hunger, debt and social protection, and livelihood […]
The HLPF virtual side event: How to achieve the SDGs despite the worsening hunger and poverty crisis? will take place on Wednesday, 6 July, 7:30 am NYT/11:30 am GMT. The event will have translation for English, French and Spanish. To get the link please register here: bit.ly/GCAPatHLPF2022 The side event will focus on the discussion […]
In November 2021 the ad hoc group on IDA20 of the GCSPF submitted Comments on the social protection elements in the IDA20 draft Deputies Report in which it criticises the fact that the World Bank continues to promote targeted social safety nets rather than social protection floors in line with ILO standards. The document is […]
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The video of the virtual side event “Decade of Action to achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030” is now online. The side event on the Theme Austerity & Social Protection was co-hosted by the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) and the Africa Platform for Social Protection (APSP) and it was held during the […]
The virtual side event “Decade of Action to achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030” (Theme: Austerity & Social Protection) co-hosted by the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) and the Africa Platform for Social Protection (APSP) will be held during the Global People's Assembly. The virtual Global People's Assembly is part of the Global […]
The ad hoc group on IDA20 of the GCSPF has prepared a position paper on the draft policy commitments in the IDA20 replenishment document. The document is available here (pdf format) and here (word format). The World Bank launched an early twentieth replenishment process of the International Development Association (IDA), its fund for the world’s […]
On August 2021 the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors sent a letter to Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). See the letter below, pdf version here. 26 August 2021 Mr. Mathias Cormann Secretary-General Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Dear Mathias Cormann, On behalf of the […]
The virtual side event “Decade of Action to achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030” took place on 12 July 2021 during the High-level Political Forum 2021. The virtual side event was co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations; Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia; Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection - […]
The virtual side event “Decade of Action to achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030” will take place in the framework of the High-level Political Forum. Date: Monday 12th July 2021, Time: 7:30 – 9am New York, EDT Please register here: https://socialprotectionorg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K0jIjxvgTC2pDQqYRiMhgQ The event will be in English. Live Spanish and French translation will be offered. […]
Human Rights Council 47th session 21 June to 9 July 2021 Agenda item 3 “The Global Fund for Social Protection: International Solidarity in the Service of Poverty Eradication” Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Written statement submitted by the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (A/HRC/47/NGO/168) https://undocs.org/A/HRC/47/NGO/168 Download pdf version […]
Civil 20 (C20) and Oxfam organised the event “Ahead of the G20 Foreign and Development Joint Ministerial Session. “Policy Dialogue on G20 response to adequately tackle the impact of COVID-19 on hunger and food insecurity” held on 15th of June 2021. The agenda of the webinar is here. Johanna Wagman participated on behalf of the […]
Statement to the International Labor Conference Recurrent Item Discussion on Social Security 4 June, 2021 Download pdf version here. Thank you very much for the opportunity to contribute to this discussion. My name is Johanna Wagman, I am speaking on behalf of the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, a global network of civil society […]
The US Coalition of the GCSPF sent a letter and a briefing on “Expanding social protection: benefits for workers, businesses, and communities” to the US government to support the global fund at both the G7 and G20. LETTER Download pdf version May 7, 2021 Mr. Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser The White House 1600 […]
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The video of the virtual event “International Solidarity to Support a Robust and Inclusive Recovery - A Global Social Protection Fund” is now online. The virtual event, co-organized by the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), was held in the framework of the Spring Civil Society Policy […]
The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF), in partnership with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), is pleased to invite you to the event “International Solidarity to Support a Robust and Inclusive Recovery - A Global Social Protection Fund” that will be held in the framework of the Spring Civil Society Policy Forum of […]
Ana Zeballos spoke on behalf of the GCSPF at the Civil Society Meeting “Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond”, Cluster 2: socio-economic response: social protection, gender, youth, health, education, and human rights. The consultation with NGOs and Civil Society Organizations was held under the auspices of the International Labour Organization and […]
The video of the virtual side event “Building Roofs and Raising Floors Through Inclusive Digital Technologies and A Global Fund for Social Protection”, co-organized by the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) and Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), is now online. The virtual event was organised by the Global Coalition for Social […]
The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors calls on the G20 to launch an initiative to establish a Global Fund for Social Protection. Read here the advocacy letter or donwload a pdf version. 9 February, 2021 In 2021, several important decisions will be taken at the international level as the world community strives to find […]
The virtual side event “Building Roofs and Raising Floors Through Inclusive Digital Technologies and A Global Fund for Social Protection”, co-organized by the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) and Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) with bring together speakers from the Governments of Finland and Belgium, the United Nations, civil society, academia, […]
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Joint programme on improving synergies between social protection and public finance management Brussels/Geneva/New York – 1 December 2020 – The European Union, Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF today presented an innovative partnership on social protection and public finance management. The multi-country EUR 22.9 million programme – supported through […]
The European Union, the International Labour Organization, UNICEF and the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors are implementing a thematic flagship programme aimed to strengthen Social Protection systems and ensure sustainable financing while improving Public Finance Management. Currently, the overall programme is being implemented in 18 partner countries. The programme immediately reoriented funds to respond to […]
Nicola Wiebe spoke on behalf of the GCSPF at the Civil Society Meeting “Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond” held by the UN Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General with civil society on 2 November 2020. She spoke about the rationale and need for the Global Fund for Social Protection, details […]
