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In its resolution E/RES/2021/8, the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations decided that the priority theme for the 60th session of the Commission for Social Development to be held in February 2022 shall be, “Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for sustainable livelihoods, well-being, and dignity for all: eradicating poverty and hunger in all its forms and dimensions to achieve the 2030 Agenda”. An Expert Group Meeting will be convened in preparation for the 60th session of the Commission which is expected to adopt a resolution on the priority theme.
The Commission, a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council, serves as the main United Nations forum for an intensified global dialogue on social development issues and in promoting the integrated treatment of social development issues in the United Nations system. It continues to have the primary responsibility to review, on a periodic basis, issues related to the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development. Furthermore, the Commission will, within its mandate, make a vital contribution to the follow-up of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by supporting the thematic reviews of the High-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) on progress being made in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, including cross-cutting issues.
The meeting will provide inputs to the report of the Secretary-General on the priority theme, which offers the analytical backdrop to the Commission’s deliberations. The meeting will contribute to the work of the Commission by providing concrete, evidence-based recommendations on policies for an inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19, with a focus on eradicating poverty and hunger to achieve the 2030 Agenda.
Papers
Assessing the Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of rural people: A review of the evidence by Daniel Bordi, Marco Knowles, Nicholas Sitko, and Francesca Viberti
Annex-Covid impact rural areas by Nicholas Sitko
Effective strategies to eradicate poverty and hunger: Addressing food insecurity in the time of COVID-19 by John Hoddinott
COVID-19 in Latin America: Socioeconomic Impacts and Policy Responses by Ludovico Feoli
‘Reforming the International Financial and Fiscal System for better COVID-19 and Post-Pandemic Crisis Responsiveness’ by Rolph van der Hoeven and Rob Vos
Effective strategies to eradicate poverty and hunger: Addressing food insecurity- the case of DR Congo- by Azzurra Chiarini
Addressing poverty and food insecurity the quest for effective social protection by Sergei Zelenev
Policies and institutions contributing to socially just transition by Ilcheong Yi
Measures to prevent impoverishment and get back on track by Andrew Shepherd
An Alternative Fiscal Package to Mitigate India’s COVID Economic Crisis by Santosh Mehrotra
Informality and the Potential for South-south Cooperation between Brics by Santosh Mehrotra
Presentations
Understanding the impacts of COVID 19 on rural livelihoods by Nicholas J Sitko
COVID 19: Poverty and Malnutrition: Reforming the International Financial and Fiscal System by Rolph van der Hoeven
Contributing to poverty eradication: Social protection floors by Carolina Trivelli
Effective strategies to eradicate poverty and hunger by John Hoddinott
Sida’s approach to multidimensional poverty by Karin Kronlid
Resources
ESCWA's Inputs for the EGM - CSocD60: Session 8
Call for Action-Financing Inclusive Recovery for Children
UNICEF Social Protection COVID response- Summary
International Movement ATD Fourth World contribution
A new social contract for a job-rich recovery
SDG 8 as a New Social Contract for a job-rich recovery and resilience
A Trade Union Take on the SDGs - edition 2021
Reviving Jobs: An Agenda for Growth, Penguin Random House, 2020
Realizing the Demographic Dividend, Cambridge University Press
The territorial impact of COVID-19: Managing the crisis and recovery across levels of government by OECD
Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in low-income countries | Nature Human Behaviour
The evolving socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in four African countries by World Bank
Dimensions of Poverty: Sida's Approach to Multidimensional Poverty