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Webinar - A Global Fund for Social Protection: Lessons from the diverse experiences of global health, agriculture and climate funds - 26 October 2023 - 14:00 GMT+2 / CEST

ILO

Based on the study “A global fund for social protection. Lessons from the diverse experiences of global health, agriculture and climate funds” produced by a team of researchers, led by Professor Nicola Yeates at the Open University in the UK, and published by the ILO, this webinar aims to present experiences of setting up global funds across the health, climate and agriculture sectors and the lessons to be learnt from them that can guide further thinking about the implementation of a prospective global fund for social protection. Discussion will focus on institutional governance arrangements of existing global funds carefully selected for their diversity in terms of origins, longevity, aims and institutional structures, and what they tell us about critical governance issues that need to be carefully navigated in the design and institutionalization of a global fund for social protection. 

Speakers

• Nicola Yeates, Professor of Social Policy, School of Social Sciences and Global Studies, The Open University
• Chris Holden, Professor of International Social Policy, University of York
• Markus Kaltenborn, Professor of Public Law at the Faculty of Law & Co-Director of the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, Ruhr-University Bochum
• Gita Sen, Honorary Senior Advisor and Distinguished Professor, Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity & Social Determinants of Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Bangalore
• Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
• Alison Tate, Director of Economic and Social Policy, International Trade Union Confederation
• Pierre Vincensini, Senior Advisor, International Organization of Employers

Moderator: Shahra Razavi, Director Social Protection Department, International Labour Organization

Register here: https://socialprotection.org/learn/webinars/global-fund-social-protection-lessons-diverse-experiences-global-health-agriculture