Global Social Policy Observatory (GSPO)

Global Social Policy News

(last updated on: 2013-04-23)
3 April 2013
OECD DAC reports >> an official development aid decrease of 4%.

26 March 2013
A multi-stakeholder consortium has been chosen to host the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) >>, giving new impetus to the drive to increase the transparency and effectiveness of development spending >>.

26 March 2013
An reminder of REDD can be found as a contribution to the Bottom Up Thinking website >>

19 March 2013
UNRISD is organising a seminar on 'Food Security and Social Protection' >>  at Geneva.

15 March 2013
The Center for Global Development has made available a report 'Greenprint: A New Approach to Cooperation on Climate Change' >>

15 March 2013
The UNDP Human Development Report entitled 'The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World' >>.

14 March 2013
Good and bad news on global taxation can be found at www.globalsocialjustice.eu.

14 March 2013
The Centre for Global Development website >>  provides interesting information about the process of finding a new head for the WTO.

14 March 2013
Duncan Green posted an interesting blog contribution entitled 'Doing a big Alaska: the case for a global social protection fund' >>

8 March 2013
International Women's Day >> was under the topic of 'A Promise is a Promise. Time to take action to end violence against women'. A related blog can be found at www.oxfamblogs.org >>

6 March 2013
The UN independent expert Raquel Rolnik urged >> the World Bank to turn more attention to the right to housing.

5 March 2013
In a lecture >> at the Stockholm School of Economics, hosted by the European Commission and UNDP, Kevin Watkins (incoming head of UK ODI) made the case for “putting inequality at the heart of the agenda” because it violates basic human rights, and “will act as a break on progress towards vital post-MDG goals.”

1 March 2013
An online consultation for a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond >>  has been launched by The World We Want.

March 2013
UK ODE published 'The Age of Choice: How are developing countries managing the new aid landscape?' >>

March 2013
The UN System Task Team 's second report ‘A renewed global partnership for development’ >> looks at the possible features for the global partnership for development in the post-2015 era.

28 February 2013
An UNRISD event 'Food Security and social protection: Two sides of the same coin?' >> will take place in Geneva 19 March 2013.

28 February 2013
UNRISD, the ILO and UN-NGLS have announced a conference 'Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy' to take place 6-8 May 2013 in Geneva. A couple of think pieces are available from the website >>

28 February 2013
As a contribution to the Post-MDG development agenda, there is an UNRISD Policy Brief on 'Combating Poverty and Inequality' >>, another one on 'Inequalities and the Post-2015 Development Agenda' >>, and one on 'Social Policy and Employment' >>

27 February 2013
A discussion about the likelihood of the creation of a BRICS Development Bank can be found at www.postwesternworld.com >>

13 February 2013
From the Bretton Woods Projects comes 'World Bank on Jobs: a "significant departure" or "business as usual"? >>

12 February 2013
The IFC has released 'IFC Jobs Study. Assessing Private Sector Contributions to Job Creation and Poverty Reduction' >>. The Bretton Woods Project discusses the IFC jobs study >>.

12 February 2013
For global public goods, the Centre for Global Development reports some World Bank initiatives >>.

1 February 2013
The official communiqué from the High Level Panel’s meeting in Moravia concluded with an official communiqué  >>.
 
16 January 2013
On aid for trade there is a speech from WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy >> and more at the Aid for Trade Policy Dialogue >>.

14 January 2013
The IFC published a study on job creation in the Social Protection >>,  see also a related life webcast >>.

11 January 2013
‘Investing in Business of Development’ >> was published by the North-South Institute and CCIC.

3 December 2012
This Year's International Day of Persons with Disabilities is themed 'Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all'. Related information can be found at the UN Enable website >>.

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