EU support for a Social Protection System in Sudan - Policy development and dialogue (COVID-19)
Project properties
- Partners: European Union
- Status: Completed
- This project is part of the Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All
Description
The “EU support for a Social Protection System in Sudan” seeks to support the new civilian-led government in Sudan to establish a robust social protection system. The project responds to the priorities of the recently formed, civilian-led Government of Sudan to achieve: a) Enhanced policy dialogue and coordination across the development-humanitarian nexus, based on different social protection approaches such as social insurance and social assistance across the life-course. b) Strengthened institutional capacity and operational systems MOLSD in social protection and of other social protection stakeholders, including workers’ and employers’ organizations The action is justified under the EUTF as it aligns with one of the key priority criteria set for the EUTF by the Strategic Board in April 2018, namely “essential stabilisation efforts in Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan”. The overall objective contributes to the progressive achievement of SDGs 1: “No poverty” and 10: “Reduced inequalities”, but also promotes progress towards Goals 2 "Zero hunger", 3: “Good health and well-being", 5: “Gender equality”, 8: “Decent work and economic growth”, 16: “Peaceful and inclusive societies” and 17: "Partnerships for the goals". In particular Goal 1 "Poverty" contains the commitment, through the target 1.3, to "Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable" and Goal 10 "Inequality", through the target 10.4, to "Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality". The project aims to mitigate the protracted crises on vulnerable households in Sudan, including the emergence of the COVID 19 crisis, and reduce poverty and inequality by extending social protection coverage in Sudan. This will be achieved through the development of an evidence-based national dialogue on social protection led by MoLSD, enhancing social protection policy response across the development-humanitarian nexus, combining short term and longer term social protection sustainable approaches. This national dialogue would be an opportunity to bring together the major Ministries involved in social protection and policy reforms, such as the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP), but also other national stakeholders (workers’ and employers’ organizations, NGOs, academics, statistics bureau, etc.) and international organizations (UN agencies working on social protection such as UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP, WHO, international financial institutions such as the World Bank, the Africa Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, but also regional institutions such as the African Union, the EU delegation, INGOs).SDG
Goals
- Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
- Reduce inequality within and among countries
Time
01.11.2020 - 30.04.2023
Budget
813,536 / 912,620
Development Cooperation