The event took place on Thursday 1 April 2021 at 14h (Rome time) on the socialprotection.org platform. The discussion was guided by the recommendations of the joint report. Social protection experts presented country experiences and explore innovative approaches to extending social protection to rural populations.

The global e-conference on social protection (Turning the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity: What’s next for social protection?”) has come and gone! Developed as a virtual live space for learning, interaction, collaboration and knowledge-sharing on social protection, leveraging the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity to build stronger and more efficient policies...

FAO’s Economic and Social Development Departmentis pleased to invite you to the following seminar:   Cash for everyone? Exploring Universal Basic Income: Implications for Rural areas   Monday, 10 February 2020 12:30 – 2:00pm (GMT +1) Philippines room (C277)   Welcome remarks and Chair Mr Antonio Correa do Prado, Director a.i., ESP   Presenter Mr Ugo Gentilini Global Lead for Social Safety Nets with the Social...

Approximately 125 social protection experts and stakeholders from 30 countries gathered for the workshop to review the rigorous evidence from impact evaluations from across Africa. This year’s workshop focused on new challenges arising and emerging questions around implementing cash transfers in various contexts, moving from fragmented programmes to integrated social...

“Social protection is an investment and not a cost. It allows family farmers to reach their productive potential while contributing to enhance local economies”, said Natalia Winder Rossi, Social Protection Team Leader of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, at the technical briefing on “Using Social...