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. Project

    Understanding and improving women's work on digital labour platforms

    02 February 2022

  2. Project

    Improving synergies between social protection and public finance management

    05 May 2021

  3. Project

    Dignità in campo in Italy

    28 July 2020

  4. Project

    JEUN’ESS: Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy and Creation of Decent Jobs for Tunisian Youth

    11 May 2020

  5. Project Report

    HIV and AIDS - Unified Budget Results Accountability Framework (2018 – 2019)

    31 March 2020

  6. Project

    Partnership for improving Prospects for host communities and forcibly displaced persons

    25 October 2019

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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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