oecd-povnet guidelines (2009) and future work on social protection dr. timo voipio mfa-finland...
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OECD-POVNETGuidelines (2009) and
future work onSOCIAL
PROTECTION
Dr. Timo VoipioMFA-Finland
AU/EU Partnershipon Social Protection
Nairobi 10-11 March, 2011
www.oecd.org/dac/poverty
ICSW Global Conference, Brasilia 16-19 July, 2006 Entry points for ICSW to promote
Social Justice in PRS-processes
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SOCIALSOCIALECONOMICECONOMIC
RIO-1992 RIO-2012: Sustainable dev’t = Balanced dev’t
ECOLOGICALECOLOGICAL
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)
PROTECTIVErisk, vulnerability
social protection / social risk management
POLITICALrights
freedoms voice & influence
SOCIO-CULTURAL
statusrespect, dignity
ECONOMICconsumptionincome
assets
HUMANhealth
educationhunger, thirst
GENDER +
ENVIRON-MENT
Tähän maapallo ja lapsia
• Mbeleni - Future - Tulevaisuus
UN 2000 – Millennium Declaration and MDSs
Ms. Tarja Halonen, President of FinlandChair of the Millennium Summit
UN Millennium Development Goals
= Multi-dimensional
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DEVELOPMENT and PovReduction ? ~ growth + redistribution, if any...?~ redistribution of opportunity...?
OLD NEW
All the other sectorswhere poor people work
’GrowthSector’
SP-strategies of Africa + POVNET Tunis, 27-30 June, 2005Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland
…with trust and social protection, people dare to
move…
In African smallholder agric. the growth potential is 6 x larger indomestic marketsthan in overseas export markets.
RedistributionIf any…
Dynamic structural change from sector to sector
Helsinki Process RoundtableDar es Salaam 15 Nov, 2006Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland
Credible Social Protection needed for poor people to be able to participate in and contribute to growth
POVNET Plenary Paris17 April, 2007Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland
OECD-POVNET:
Social Protection is Good for Pro-PoorGrowth
POVNET Plenary Paris17 April, 2007Timo Voipio, MFA-Finland
Why Social Protection ?Pro-poor growth• 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
Rights-based• Art.22-28 UDHR •MDGs, basic needs• human development • global socio-economic ‘floor’ /’compact’ (minimum standards) • democratic participation • sustainable dev’t• lifecycle and inter-generational thinking
+ Fastest way to achieve MDGs
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:
SOCIAL PROTECTION:- Cash transfers- Growth-impacts- Informality- Affordability - Life-cycle risks- Health, HIV/AIDS- Gender- Fragile states- Climate change adaptationand Disaster Risk Reduction
OECD-POVNET
www.oecd.org/dac/poverty
The ILO Campaign on Social Security and Coverage for All
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 assistance income securitychildren unemployed and poor elderly and disabled
Social Protection Floor towards higher level services and protection…
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…
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?)
POVNET WORK 2009-2012
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)