1. International Labour Conference 100th Session Substantive Deliberations of the Committee on Social Protection Geneva 3 June, 2011 UNDP work and perspectives on social protection David Luke Poverty Group, Bureau for Development Policy United Nations Development Programme

2. UNDP and Social Protection Vulnerabilities threaten progress in poverty reduction Supports and sustains MDG-achievement by focusing on key human development indicators (health, education, income poverty) Can be an effective instrument in promoting gender equality and women’s economic empowerment Instrument for inclusive growth and the reduction of inequality

3. UNDP and Social Protection: Areas of work Improving living conditions for marginalized populations Improving government social protection systems (including pension, social security, and insurance programs as well as non-contributory programemes and public works programmes) Improving livelihoods, productivity, and supporting income-generation Social protection as part of food security Increasing access to basic services

4. UNDP and Social Protection: Types of support for country-level activities Experience in supporting social protection initiatives at the country level Capacity assessment and strengthening Monitoring and evaluation Medium and longer term planning, including within national development strategies and across sectors Interest and demand has been growing in context of the crisis Facilitating policy and institutional dialogue with broad stakeholder participation

5. Examples of country-level work Egypt- 1000 Villages Initiative- M&E system El Salvador- Comunidades Solidarias- costing tool Cambodia- Social Protection Strategy -capacity needs assessment Lesotho- Social Development Strategy- dialogue, M&E, knowledge Bangladesh- REOPA-Capacity strengthening Suriname- Min. of Social Affairs and Public Housing- Capacity Development Plan in 2009 India- NREGA- design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of NREGA.

6. Policy guidance and analytical work In crisis context: Guidance on design and implementation of social safety nets and social protection programmes Assessment of impact of macroeconomic shocks on the poor Pro-poor response: Appropriate mix of macroeconomic policies Protection of social expenditures in fiscal adjustment Design and implementation of social safety nets. Examples of interventions what works and does not

7. Policy guidance and analytical work Cont’d IPC-IG work: Emphasis on impact evaluation (particularly of CCT programmes) Critical thinking South-South cooperation and learning Training tools

8. Policy guidance and analytical work Cont’d Poverty Practice: Arab states: links between household structure, employment and poverty. Focus on gender and age Linkages between employment and social policies to promote inclusive growth: alignment of objectives social policies-employment generation (6 country case studies) Report on Vulnerability: sources of vulnerability and coping mechanisms

9. UNDP in the Social Protection Floor initiative UNDP participates as a cooperating agency. Participated in the interagency group that drafted the manual and is supporting the preparation of a communication and training strategy. Has collaborated in information gathering of country level activities Supported awareness-raising.

10. Possible complementarities between UNDP and ILO on Social Protection UNDP interested in: Human and economic development impacts of social protection Relationship with inclusive growth and inequality reduction Linkages with other policy areas and sectors (employment, for example) to potentiate development impacts (already collaborating with ILO). Social protection in post-crisis/conflict settings

11. Possible complementarities between UNDP and ILO on Social Protection UNDP well positioned for: Supporting South-South Cooperation and learning (North-South and triangular cooperation as well). Activities of IPC-IG UNDP knowledge management networks, Position as UN’s development network Supporting global and country-level coherence and coordination

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