Delivering Social Protection and SPFs as One Multilayered

Delivering Social Protection and SPFs as One Multi-layered coordination to deliver social protection, including SPFs, in the post-2015 era

One UN, beyond 2015 “This new, universal, sustainable development agenda requires an international community that is ‘fit for purpose’ in order to support countries to implement a new generation of sustainable development goals. ” - UN Secretary-General’s Synthesis Report SDG 1. 3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable.

Organizing field operations “In April 2009, the UN CEB launched the Social Protection Floor Initiative (SPF-I). . . we ask Resident Co-ordinators and UNCTs to consider a number of specific steps to advance this work. . . ” - UNDG Chair Helen Clark and ILO Director. General Guy Ryder in letter to all UNRCs/UNCTs March 2014 STEPS - Creation of national joint SP/F teams Supporting national dialogues Conducting joint assessments Integrating SP/F into national development plans Building national statistical capacities

Multi-layered coordination to: GLOBAL • Integrate SP/F into all UN and national development frameworks REGIONAL • Develop and share knowledge, across levels based upon concrete experiences NATIONAL • Implement social protection systems and floors (SDG 1. 3)

NATIONAL UNCTs / UNRCs UN SP/F National Task Teams • Made up of interested UNCT members • Organize joint activities among Team members: - Assessments - National dialogue - Administrative capacities - etc. • Work with government to integrate SP/F into UNDAFs • Conduct SP/F national trainings for UNCTs, other UN staff

NATIONAL THAILAND: MONGOLIA: NIGER: - UN Working Group on SP - Joint dialogue/assessment conducted - Request from gov to form UN SPF team - Joint assessment planned in 2015 - SPF Joint Team - Joint assessment of SP - Recommendations on child support grant and long-term care benefits adopted MOZAMBIQUE: - Joint assessment conducted - ILO/IMF report published CAMBODIA: - Joint development of NSPS - Single-Window Service (SWS) mechanism PHILIPPINES: - SPF Core Group with ministries/UN agencies - Joint dialogue/assessment in 2015

REGIONAL UNDG SP/F Thematic Working Groups • TWG made up of interested UN regional agencies • Develop joint knowledge products among Group members: - Good practice guides - Technical manuals - etc. • Integrate SP/F into regional UNDG work plans • Conduct SP/F regional trainings for UNRCs, other UN staff

REGIONAL LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN: - UNDG-LAC SPF group with 7 UN agencies - ILO Paper on SPFs in LAC with inputs from ILO, PAHO , ECLAC, UNFPA , UNICEF, UN Women , UNESCO, Help. Age International and OEA / RIPSO - Joint compendium on national dialogues planned and pensions note WESTERN-CENTRAL AFRICA: ASIA-PACIFIC: - Thematic Working Group on SP with 11 UN agencies/commissions - Joint Issues Brief on SP published in 2014 - Joint tool-kit on SP coordination under development - Joint Issues Brief on SP planned in 2015 EASTERN-SOUTHERN AFRICA: - Joint Issues Brief on SP in approximately 10 regional countries under development - Exploration of potential African-wide SP/F monitoring framework

GLOBAL • Global monitoring of UNDAFs on social protection • Develop global Issues Briefs, tool-kits, manuals, etc. on SP/F • Encourage SP/F policy coherence through UN-wide thematic guidelines • Include SP/F training in UN System Staff College and UNDG global training curricula for UN staff and national delegates • Develop and maintain a global social protection database?

Timeline 2009 2012 SPF-I launched by CEB Adoption Joint of ILO Clark R 2021 /Ryder letter Bachelet report Manual & strategic framework for joint UN operations 2014 First regional UNDG Issues Brief (Asia) 2016 2015 Issues Briefs, Toolkits in other regions SPF in Post 2015 Agenda Thematic Working Groups in all UNDG regions Guide- Training SP/SPF lines available in all published for UNDAFs in all u. NRCs UNDG regions

Road map LEVEL VENUE ACTIVITIES GLOBAL UNDG Include SPF in UN staff and national delegate trainings Develop global knowledge/guides Develop and maintain a global social protection database PRODUCTS / KNOWLEDGE FLOWS Global guidelines, training packages and monitoring system based on regional experiences Ryder-Clark letter REGIONAL UNDG REGION Create regional Thematic Working Groups on SPF Jointly develop knowledge products Regional compendiums of good and guidelines practices, toolkits and Integrate SPF into regional UNDG training events work plans based on country experiences Regional Chair letter NATIONAL + existing joint knowledge products UNRCs / UNCTs Create national Thematic Working Groups on SPF Conduct joint activities at national level (e. g. dialogue, gaps assessment, coordinated implementation mechanisms, etc. ) Integrate SPF into UNDAFs IMPLEMENTATION OF SDG 1. 3 Extension of national SPFs based on national dialogue, regional and global experiences

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