There is consensus about the role of social protection policies and programmes in poverty and food insecurity reduction.

However, social assistance does not translate automatically into improved nutrition outcomes.

This dialogue aims to gather governmental and non-governmental stakeholders to discuss and exchange knowledge to inform a more coherent approach to social protection for food security and nutrition. This view should ideally consider synergies and trade-offs between social, economic, and environmental aspects and promote a multi-sectoral approach. The proliferation of social protection schemes, including in countries where disasters routinely hit, has prompted several countries to leverage the use of social protection programmes to respond to shocks. On the other hand, national actors have increasingly leveraged the strength of the humanitarian response to meet immediate needs, by using humanitarian tools, capacity and/or data to deliver elements of a social protection response.

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Objectives

• Present updated evidence on the impacts of social protection on nutrition, emphasizing its effects on the diet, quality and nutrition status of groups in situation of vulnerability;
• Present country experiences regarding social protection operational modalities to improve nutrition across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus, as well as the complementarities  with other sectors;
• Identify lessons and policy recommendations to ensure social protection addresses the underlying and immediate causes of malnutrition, such as chronic and acute food insecurity, and inadequate child caring and feeding practices during critical periods of growth and development.

Venue: The event will be held virtually on Wednesday, 8 May 2024, from 14:00 to 15:30 CET. (CET).

Languages: English.

List of Speakers

Opening: Dominique Burgeon, Director Liaison Office in Geneva

Panel:

• Stephen Devereux, Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
• John F. Hoddinott, H.E. Babcock Professor of Food & Nutrition Economics and Policy, Cornell University
• Annalies Borrel, Senior Advisor, Nutrition and Social Protection Nutrition and Child Development, Programme Group, UNICEF NY
• James Ebitu, Director of social protection, Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development, Uganda

Discussants

• Saul Morris, Director of Programme Services, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
• Helene Berton, Policy Officer, European Commission`s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA), Unit Sustainable Agri-Food systems and Fisheries.

Closing: Abigail Perry, Director of WFP’s Nutrition Division

Moderated by: Lauren Philips, Deputy Director, FAO Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP)