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OECD-POVNET Guidelines (2009) and future work on SOCIAL PROTECTION Dr. Timo Voipio MFA-Finland [email protected] www.oecd.org/dac/poverty AU/EU Partnership on Social Protection Nairobi 10-11 March, 2011 RIO-1992 RIO-2012: Sustainable dev’t = Balanced dev’t ECONOMIC SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL Entry points for ICSW to promote Social Justice in PRS-processes 3 ICSW Global Conference, Brasilia 16-19 July, 2006 [email protected] UN-DESA UNRISD ’Rich Country Club’ 1961 - 2011 • DAC = ’Donor brainstorming forum’, e.g. 0,7% GDP, aid untying, ’ownership’, ’aid coordination’, ’aid harmonization’, (Paris/Accra) • POVNET = Poverty Network 1998 – 2011 + GENDERNET + ENVIRONET + GOVNET www.oecd.org/dac/poverty Poverty is context-specific, and… …Poverty is multi-dimensional (OECD) PROTECTIVE risk, vulnerability social protection / social risk management ECONOMIC consumption income assets POLITICAL rights freedoms voice & influence GENDER + ENVIRONMENT HUMAN health education hunger, thirst SOCIOCULTURAL status respect, dignity UN 2000 – Millennium Declaration MDSs Tähänand maapallo ja lapsia • Mbeleni - Future - Tulevaisuus Ms. Tarja Halonen, President of Finland Chair of the Millennium Summit UN Millennium Development Goals = Multi-dimensional Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland [email protected] Helsinki Process Roundtable Dar es Salaam 15 Nov, 2006 11 Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland [email protected] Helsinki Process Roundtable Dar es Salaam 15 Nov, 2006 13 DEVELOPMENT and PovReduction ? ~ growth + redistribution, if any...? ~ redistribution of opportunity...? ’Growth Sector’ OLD NEW All the other sectors where poor people work Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland [email protected] 14 …with trust and social protection, people dare to move… In African small holder agric. the growth potential is 6 x larger in domestic markets than in overseas export markets. Redistribution If any… Dynamic structural change from sector to sector Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland [email protected] SP-strategies of Africa + POVNET Tunis, 27-30 June, 2005 15 Credible Social Protection needed for poor people to be able to participate in and contribute to growth Helsinki Process Roundtable Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland [email protected] Dar es Salaam 15 Nov, 2006 16 OECDPOVNET: Social Protection is Good for Pro-Poor Growth Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland [email protected] POVNET Plenary Paris 17 April, 2007 17 Why Social Protection ? Pro-poor growth Rights-based • helps avoid shocks that derail growth • promotes innovation, risk taking and entrepreneurship • counteracts irreversible asset depletion • asset accumulation + broadening tax base • aggregate demand in the economy/world • Art.22-28 UDHR •MDGs, basic needs • human development • global socio-economic ‘floor’ /’compact’ (minimum standards) • democratic participation • sustainable dev’t • lifecycle and intergenerational thinking + Fastest way to achieve MDGs Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland [email protected] POVNET Plenary Paris 17 April, 2007 18 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948): • “Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security...” (Art 22) • “Right to work... freely chosen...under just conditions and remuneration...and to join unions...” (Art 23) • “...and to a decent standard of living.” (Art 25) OECD-POVNET www.oecd.org/dac/poverty Donor policy + Guidelines on: OECD-POVNET SOCIAL PROTECTION: - Cash transfers - Growth-impacts - Informality - Affordability - Life-cycle risks - Health, HIV/AIDS - Gender - Fragile states - Climate change adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction www.oecd.org/dac/poverty Social Protection Floor towards higher level services and protection… Voluntary insurance Mandatory social insurance/social security benefits of guaranteed levels for contributors THE FLOOR: Four essential guarantees Access to essential health care for all income security children assistance unemployed and poor income security elderly and disabled The ILO Campaign on Social Security and Coverage for All Key: Our Concept of Development and Progress Should we measure progress in terms of GDP growth? Or in terms of numbers of women and men, young, old and disabled who have gained decent jobs, sustainable livelihoods or reliable social protection? …and who are therefore able to participate as active citizens and economic actors in the ’transformative’ processes… POVNET WORK 2009-2012 1) Guidelines on EMPOWERMENT and Pro-Poor Growth soon…(2009-2011) 2) Making Green Growth Pro-Poor 2011-12 3) Food Security/Access to Food 2011-12 4) Social Protection Floors Task Team 2011-12 Coordinate with EU/AU + UN-SPF-I ! Social policy / social protection analytic capacity + staff training !! Social protection statistics (DAC-codes?) MOVING TOWARDS ACTION: Important now to show DEMAND and require BUDGETS and ACTION by EUC/AUC + MSs + Network of EU and African Experts (+ POVNET + UN SocProtFloor Initiative)