Last month I attended a meeting of the core group of seventeen members of the NGO Coalition for a Social Protection Floor which was facilitated by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung – a German think-tank with a ...

As the date for the expiration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) fast approaches, debate around what a post-2015 development framework should look like has intensified. Between 17 and 19 June ...

Distinguished Keynote Speaker, the Hon. Juan Somavia, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me start by thanking you for the invitation to address the Civil Society Forum. The Forum has been an ...

New partnership will expand social protection measures worldwide as part of efforts to combat poverty and rising income inequality. New data show that many developing countries are already achieving ...

The International Labour Organisation has revealed that its Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All has achieved a major milestone, providing over 55 million people with ...

"The world does not lack the resources to abolish poverty, it lacks the right priorities. " So said Juan Somavía, former director general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), in 1999. We ...

Universal access to social protection is a human right and a moral imperative. It is also a potent policy tool to reduce vulnerability, address social exclusion, poverty and inequality. The 2030 ...

The new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Social protection shows that massive efforts are still needed to ensure that the right to social security becomes a reality for all.