Social protection

International day for older persons

  1. Social protection and long term care for an ageing population

    The number of people over 70 is projected to rise to 10 per cent of the world’s population by 2050. Social protection is key to ensure older people’s well-being, dignity and rights, while also supporting their families. In addition to pensions, it is essential that better access to adequate long-term care is provided to meet older people’s needs.

Highlights

  1. More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection

    The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the social protection gap between countries with high and low income levels.

Latest

  1. Document

    Making climate change socially just

    12 April 2022

  2. From ambition to action

    ILO and UNDP partner to accelerate job creation and social protection and to foster pathways to formality

    23 February 2022

  3. Document

    Call for expression of interest – International consultant for producing a mapping study on the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

    01 February 2022

  4. Global Media Competition

    Winners and finalists of the 2021 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

    17 December 2021

  5. Document

    Global Media Competition: Online anthology on Migrant Domestic Workers

    03 December 2021

  6. Flyer (EN/FR)

    Local climate action

    03 November 2021

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Events and trainings

  1. Side event at the STI Forum

    Transforming education for a human-centred approach to STI and SDGs

    4 May 2022

Standards

  1. Labour standards on social protection

Key resources

  1. Statistics

    World Social Protection Data Dashboards

  2. ILO Global Flagship Programme

    Building social protection floors for all

  3. Concept note

    The World Bank Group and ILO Universal Social Protection Initiative

  4. Report of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group

    Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization

Find out more

  1. Social Protection Department
  2. Social Protection Platform
  3. International Social Security Association (ISSA)
  4. Social Finance Programme
  5. Social Protection and Human Rights

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