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European Commission Europe. Aid Europe Aid Cooperation Office SOCIAL PROTECTION IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION: EC PERSPECTIVE Show and Tell Seminar Genève, 12 May 2010 Presentation by Hjördis D’Agostino Ogendo Directorate E: Quality of Operations Unit 3: Social and Human Development & Migration Sector: Employment, Social Inclusion and Protection 1

Scope of ESIP Europe. Aid Employment, Social Inclusion and Social Protection AIDCO/E 3 -ESIP: since 2005 supporting quality of operations for Employment, Social Inclusion and Protection promoting Social Cohesion and Stability SCOPE: Strong interlink between social protection and employment: economic, employment and social policies are mutually reinforcing/social dialogue as key for reform success MODALITIES: achieve poverty reduction; impact on MDG 1 by puting in place policies that support and encourage a comprehensive social protection system and work/employment (in particular in the informal economy) 2

ESIP: type of interventions Europe. Aid Employment (demand driven Vocational Training, employment services, labour market information systems) Social Inclusion (social services, post war rehabilitation, rights awareness, women and youth empowerment…) Social Protection (supporting social security/social protection reforms, capacity building for basic services, respect of core labour standards…) Social Dialogue (partners capacity building, role of social dialogue in sector reforms) 3

Social protection is a social …. Europe. Aid Promote social cohesion and stability – redistribution system as reducing inequalities Endorse a human rights approach …and an economic necessity chock absorber of crisis; reduces poverty and supports pro-poor economic growth (impact on human development, access to education and health etc) – “social protection as a productive factor” 4

EU political context o o Europe. Aid European Consensus for Development (2005) Communication and Council Conclusions on ‘Promoting Decent Work for all (2006) Staff working paper on “Promoting Employment through EU Development Cooperation” (2007) and Council conclusions including on social protection Communication and Council Conclusions “Supporting Developing Countries in coping with the crisis” (April 2009) 5

2009 Communication on Supporting developing countries in coping with the crisis Europe. Aid • 2009 Council conclusions committs EU to support developing countries in their efforts in setting up or strengthen social protection systems and programmes • Ad hoc Vulnerable Flex mechanisms € 500 in 2009 and 2010 to support ACP countries to safeguard social spending 6

EU political context continue o o Europe. Aid Communication 12 point EU Action plan in support of the MDG (April 2010) European Report on Development 2010 focuses on poverty, inequality, social protection in (primarily) sub. Saharan Africa 7

Promoting Social Protection in EC Development Cooperation Europe. Aid 1. Provide guidance and support to EU staff in Delegations for increasing understanding and knowledge on social protection issues and improving their skills for sector policy dialogue with national authorities and partners • Training course for staff on social protection • Capacity for Development (web site) 8

Europe. Aid Promoting Social Protection in EC Development Cooperation 2. Support home-grown reforms of social protection and programmes in the framework of development cooperation (through Delegations) 9

Examples on EC support Europe. Aid Different aid modalities/different entry points • General Budget Support: Cape Verde • Sector budget support: Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan [Rwanda] • Joint management with international organisations ie ”implementation agencies” eg ILO/UNDP in Syria; • Multi-donor trust fund in Ethiopia to support PSNP 10

Investing in people Europe. Aid • Joint management with ILO "Improving social protection and promoting employment" (pilot countries: Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia and Honduras) The purpose is to contribute to the development of a coherent and integrated social protection and employment policy framework • On-going evaluation of call for proposals: Support for social inclusion and social protection of workers in the informal economy and of vulnerable groups at community level 11

EC COOPERATION Europe. Aid • Workshops joint EC/ILO Regional seminars on Employment, Social Protection and Decent Work (latest for ACP in 2009) study and seminar on Social Protection. Autumn 2009 on ENP South (study is available) 12

Upcoming events Europe. Aid • Study and Workshop on social protection for Central America, October 2010 • Workshop on “Employment and Decent work in Africa, Dakar, 30 June-2 July 2010 within partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment in the framework of Africa-EU strategy 13

EC COOPERATION Europe. Aid Increase the EC profile at international level Work closer with stakeholders (EU member states, international organisations, civil society etc. . ) 14

Challenges for future EU cooperation Europe. Aid Raise Awareness on need to move towards a long term ownhome grown fiscally sustainable Social Protection [what is the role of EC/EU] Training for government staff in partner countries Affordability – how to find fiscal space for social protection; How to extend social protection for people in the informal economy/rural areas European vision on Social Protection at EU level [policy document in 2011]? 15

Look for more information in: Europe. Aid DG Development and Relations with ACP http: //ec. europa. eu/development/index_en. cfm Europe. Aid on Europa http: //ec. europa. eu/europeaid/index_en. htm http: //ec. europa. eu/europeaid/what/socialprotection/index_en. htm 16

Europe. Aid/E 3 ESIP Thank you 17