The priority themes for this year’s edition of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) - being held UN Headquarters in New York from 11-22 March 2019 - are key for FAO: social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of...

Delivering a statement on behalf of FAO, Carla Mucavi - Director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York - noted that social protection is an essential, but often lacking safety net in preventing rural families and other vulnerable populations including women, youth, people with disabilities and indigenous peoples from...

FAO is currently supporting the Government of Mali to strengthen the coherence of agricultural sector programmes and social protection interventions in line with the country's national social protection policy and action plan (PAN-EPS). The PAN-EPS 2016-2018 will include the implementation of actions related to the extension of social protection to...

La FAO est en train d’appuyer le Gouvernement malien à renforcer la cohérence des programmes sectoriels agricoles et des interventions de protection sociale, conformément à la politique nationale de protection sociale du pays et à son plan d’action (PAN-EPS). Le PAN-EPS 2016-2018 prévoit la mise en œuvre d'actions liées à l'extension...

Unconditional cash transfers paid to vulnerable populations as regular, predictable income support is now an established programmatic strategy to combat poverty and social exclusion and build resilience to shocks in Africa. However, despite evidence which points towards the transformative impact of cash transfers, common myths hinder the development of these...