FAO in Geneva Social Protection Dialogue Series - Launch event - Pathways for extending universal coverage of social protection

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Time: 14:30 – 16:30 CEST

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About the FAO in Geneva Social Protection Dialogue Series 

This series will stress the need to increase investments to expand social protection coverage, adequacy and comprehensiveness and thus contribute to more resilient and sustainable rural livelihoods. Through the engagement of distinguished speakers, the Dialogue Series will present important work carried out in Members and showcase concrete examples of strengthening and extending social protection systems as a core ingredient of strategies seeking to promote more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable agri-food systems. Universal social protection is a human right and a key investment for a green transition and for sustainable and inclusive economic and social development.

Speakers 

H.E. Ambassador Federico Villegas, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at Geneva and President of the United Nations Human Rights Council

H.E. Ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the UN in Geneva (tbc)

H.E. Ambassador Omar Zniber, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN in Geneva (tbc)

Mr Máximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO

Ms Natalia Winder Rossi, Director, Social Policy and Social Protection, UNICEF

Ms Rima El Hajjar, Head of Economic and Marketing Services, Ministry of Agriculture of Lebanon

Mr Steve Chiwele, Assistant Director of Social Welfare, Ministry of Community Development & Social Welfare of Zambia

Ms Christina Behrendt, Head, Social Policy Unit, ILO

Mr Stephen Devereux, Research fellow, Institute of Development Studies

Moderator: Mr Dominique Burgeon, Director, FAO Liaison Office in Geneva

Related links: 

FAO's work on Social Protection