EGM on Rethinking social development policies and frameworks

The Division for Inclusive Social Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Development (UN DESA) organized the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on "Rethinking social development policies and frameworks" on August 24 and 25, 2023, in New York.

The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for the 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD62).

During the meeting, the following topics were discussed:

• (i) the effectiveness of past and current social policies;
• (ii) how social policies can be improved in terms of design, implementation, and financing to adapt to global and societal trends; and
• (iii) the importance of integrating social considerations into other development frameworks and policies to create a world where everyone has equal rights and opportunities to reach their full potential.

The outcome of the meeting will be used to inform the Secretary-General's report on the priority theme, "Fostering social development and social justice through social policies to accelerate progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to achieve the overarching goal of poverty eradication." It will also provide the basis for the Commission's discussions.

When: 24 - 25 August 2023

Where: S-25MM4, 25th Floor, Secretariat Building, United Nations Headquarters, New York

• Concept Note
• EGM Programme
• Expert Biographies

Presentations:

• Mainstreaming social dimensions in economic development framework by Prof Santosh Mehrotra
• Building universal social protection systems that contribute to equitable and inclusive societies and resilient economies by Shahra Razavi
• Trends since the 1995 Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development in economic and social policies and their impact on social development in the Philippines by Steven Rood
• Expanding Social Protection in Africa: A Menu of Early Policy Ideas by Haroon Bhorat
• The structural nature of disappointing poverty trends in European welfare states. The need for a new social contract by Bea Cantillon
• Uncertain Times Divided Societies by Yanchun Zhang
• Towards a new equilibrium: Why social policies alone will not eliminate poverty by Vidya Diwakar

Papers:

•  Expanding Social Protection in Africa: A Menu of Early Policy Ideas by Haroon Bhorat and Chris Rooney
• The structural nature of disappointing poverty trends in European welfare states: The need for a new social contract. by Bea Cantillon
• Universal Social Protection in the Global South: Architectures, Trajectories, Narratives by Juliana Martínez Franzoni and Diego Sánchez-Ancochea
• A Renewed Social Contract: An Achievable Reality or an Unattainable Goal? by Despoina Afroditi Milaki
• Trends since the 1995 Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development in economic and social policies and their impact on social development in the Philippines by Steven Rood
• Policy lessons from successful poverty reduction and social Interventions in the last two decades by Santosh Mehrotra
• Towards a new equilibrium – why social policies along will not eliminate poverty by Vidya Diwakar
• Building universal social protection systems that contribute to equitable and inclusive societies and resilient economies by Shahra Razavi

Resources:

• World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform
• UNDP 2022, Human Development Report 2021-22. Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World
• POVERTY AND THE TRAGEDY OF THE WELFARE STATE Seven terms for a new social contract by Bea Cantillon
• TOWARDS A GLOBAL UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME FOR CHILDREN by Merike Blofield, Jorge Cuartas, Fernanrdo Filgueira, Juliana_Martinez-Franzoni, Diego Sanchez-Ancochea
• A Lost Opportunity to Build Social Protection for All? Scenarios Following Emergency Cash Transfers in Central America by Juliana Martínez Franzoni and Diego Sánchez-Ancochea