Media advisory
High Level Conference - Together to achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030
GENEVA (ILO News) – The Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection (USP2030) is to hold a high-level conference at the International Labour Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 5 February from 09.00 – 18.15.
Social protection prevents poverty, reduces inequality and is the key to sustained, inclusive economic and social development. The ‘Together to Achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030’ conference will bring together ministers, policy-makers and civil society to discuss the achievements and challenges of building universal social protection systems and ensuring sustainable and equitable finance for social protection.
With 55 per cent of the global population still excluded from social protection, USP2030 calls on countries to live up to their commitment to universal social protection, as outlined in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, the meeting will be an opportunity to encourage countries in the Global South to adopt the USP2030 Call to Action and hear what countries need from development partners to join the USP2030 Global Partnership.
Speakers include:
Further information, including a full agenda, is available on the conference website.
To register attendance and/or submit interview requests journalists should contact Bochra Kriout in the OECD Development Centre Media Office (+331/4524-8296) or the ILO Newsroom: newsroom@ilo.org
The Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (USP2030), launched in 2016 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York and co-chaired by the World Bank and ILO, brings together the African Union, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), European Commission, Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF), HelpAge, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Save the Children, United Nations Development Programme-International Policy Centre (UNDP-IPC), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), along with Belgian, Finnish, French and German development cooperation; others continue to join as the partnership is expanding.
The event will be livestreamed. It will be possible to watch the sessions here.
Join the conversation on Twitter: @OECD_Centre @ILO @soc_protection with #USP2030
Social protection prevents poverty, reduces inequality and is the key to sustained, inclusive economic and social development. The ‘Together to Achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030’ conference will bring together ministers, policy-makers and civil society to discuss the achievements and challenges of building universal social protection systems and ensuring sustainable and equitable finance for social protection.
With 55 per cent of the global population still excluded from social protection, USP2030 calls on countries to live up to their commitment to universal social protection, as outlined in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, the meeting will be an opportunity to encourage countries in the Global South to adopt the USP2030 Call to Action and hear what countries need from development partners to join the USP2030 Global Partnership.
Speakers include:
- Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director-General, International Cooperation and Development, European Commission (EC)
- Gabriela Ramos, Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Armanda Berta Dos Santos, Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, Timor Leste
- Susan Shabangu, Minister of Social Development, South Africa
- Mohamed Trabelsi, Minister of Social Affairs, Tunisia
- Zephania Kameeta, Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Namibia
- Pungky Sumadi, Deputy Minister for Population and Labor, Indonesia
- Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General, International Labour Organization
- Michal Rutkowski, Senior Director, Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, World Bank
Further information, including a full agenda, is available on the conference website.
To register attendance and/or submit interview requests journalists should contact Bochra Kriout in the OECD Development Centre Media Office (+331/4524-8296) or the ILO Newsroom: newsroom@ilo.org
The Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (USP2030), launched in 2016 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York and co-chaired by the World Bank and ILO, brings together the African Union, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), European Commission, Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF), HelpAge, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Save the Children, United Nations Development Programme-International Policy Centre (UNDP-IPC), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), along with Belgian, Finnish, French and German development cooperation; others continue to join as the partnership is expanding.
The event will be livestreamed. It will be possible to watch the sessions here.
Join the conversation on Twitter: @OECD_Centre @ILO @soc_protection with #USP2030