Based on the research study published by the ILO “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 Professor Chris Holden of the University of York, 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
