R-UNDG ECA Working Group on Social Protection UNDG Europe and Central Asia Working Group on Social Protection Focal Points Meeting 30 May Introduction

SOCIAL PROTECTION FLOOR  A social protection system is composed of a variety of schemes 2 Rest of informal sectorFormal sector Level of protection Population Poor

SOCIAL PROTECTION FLOOR  A social protection system is composed of a variety of schemes  The SPF is the minimum level of protection that should be guaranteed across the life cycle 3 Rest of informal sectorFormal sector Level of protection Population Poor Social protection floor

SOCIAL PROTECTION FLOOR  Four essential social protection floor guarantees: access to essential health care including maternity care basic income security for children providing access to nutrition, education, care basic income security for persons in active age unable to earn sufficient income basic income security for persons in old age

SOCIAL PROTECTION FLOOR  A social protection system is composed of a variety of schemes  The SPF is the minimum level of protection that should be guaranteed across the life cycle  Atop the floor, progressively reaching higher levels of protection for more people 5 Rest of informal sectorFormal sector Level of protection Population Poor Social protection floor

SOCIAL PROTECTION FLOORS: A RENEWED MANDATE  2009: UN CEB Social Protection Floor Initiative (SPF-I)  2012: Recommendation No. 202 on social protection floors  2014/15: Endorsement and call for continued SPF-I efforts by UNDG & ILO (2014) and UNDOCO (2015)  2015: SDGs prioritize social protection (SDGs 1.3, 3.8, 5.4, 8.5, 10.4)

A UN ‘FIT FOR PURPOSE’  Reduced overlaps  Synergies (combining strengths, competencies)  Speaking with one voice to governments and other institutions  Resource mobilization 7 “This new, universal, sustainable development agenda requires an international community that is ‘fit for purpose’ …” UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon

National: UN SPF teams as part of UNCTs Regional: UNDG thematic working groups on social protection Global: Collaboration with UNSSC, and UNDP MPTF-O DELIVERING AS ONE ON SPFS 3 levels:  National  Regional: UNDG AP, ECA, AS, WCA, ESA, LAC  Global Alignment with UNDG MAPS (Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support) for the 2030 Agenda

WORKING GROUP ON SOCIAL PROTECTION IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA  Creation by UNDG ECA on 8 May 2015  TORs developed by ILO/UNICEF/UNDP and approved by the R-UNDG ECA directors  2 objectives:  Support coordinated country work  Contribute to UN reform and SDG implementation  3 types of activities:  Develop a joint position and advocacy  Provide technical support to country initiatives  Knowledge development and sharing (document and share examples of social protection reforms) 9

ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR  Nomination of 15 national, 6 regional focal points  Web site  Survey on social protection priorities in ECA  UN SPF collaboration started in:  Moldova  Ukraine  Kyrgyz Republic 10

MACEDONIA FYR BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ARMENIA KAZAKHSTAN MOLDOVA CROATIA AZERBAIJAN KOSOVO* ALBANIA GEORGIA BELARUS KYRGYZSTAN MONTENEGRO TURKEY SERBIA UKRAINE UZBEKISTAN TAJIKISTAN RUSSIAN FEDERATION TURKMENISTAN NO DELEGATION NOMINATED DELEGATION NOMINATED

SOCIAL PROTECTION PRIORITIES IN ECA Survey on social protection priorities in ECA - results: 12  Improving policy coordination  Strengthening social work provision and case management  Addressing social protection financing issues  Enhancing social service provision  Monitoring and evaluation  Conduct of assessment-based national dialogues for national strategy development

AGENDA  Introduction  Joint UN Position Paper  Tools for social protection  Assessment-based National Dialogue (ABND)  Social protection coordination  Social Protection legal drafting  In-country experiences  Moldova  Ukraine  Kyrgyz Republic 13