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Global	  Cooperation	
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  May	
  2016	
  The May issue of the Global Cooperation Newsletter is devoted to Latin
America—one of the regions where the ICSW has been focused on
improvements in well-being, better coverage of social protection
programs and promoting inclusive growth. Latin America has been
instrumental in introducing innovative social protection schemes, often
combining employment-related benefits with non-contributory benefits
embedded in legislation, thereby covering a substantial proportion offamilies and helping children and older persons. Some lessons learned
may be of interest to our readership.
The feature article is presented by the ICSW President for Latin America
Nelsida Marmolejos, the Director of DIDA (La Dirección de Información yDefensa de los Afiliados a la Seguridad Social) of the Dominican Republicand covers some key social policy issues in the region. The article on theimportant role of ‘think tanks’ in Argentina, which bridge the gap between
the knowledge and social protection policies is written by Gala Díaz
Langou and Olivia de Achaval from the Centre for the Implementation of
Public Policy for Equity and Growth (CIPPEC), based in Buenos Aires.
The Editor

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By	
  Nelsida	
  Marmolejos	
  Looking for practical solutions to address
the vulnerabilities and perils they face daily,
thousands of men and women have joined
forces in an effort to achieve theimprovement of their living conditions andwell-being, upholding equity and social
justice. The empowerment of people,
meaningful involvement and participation
became the key words for many civil society
organizations striving to improve social
development outcomes. The adoption by theUnited Nations of the new 2030 Sustainable
Development Agenda makes it imperative tofind solutions that are responsive to thecomplexities, needs and capacities ofindividual countries, solutions that combine
the economic, social and environmental
dimensions while putting the highest priority
on the eradication of poverty and on reducing
inequality, while also aimed at saving theplanet.
According to the UNDP Human Development
Report 2014, over 2.2 billion people — morethan 15 per cent of the world’s population —“are either near or living in multidimensional
poverty”. Millions of people receive income
below the meager amount of two dollars aday. At the same time, inequality is on theincrease, with incredible concentration of
wealth in the hands of a very few.
While each country has primary responsibility
for its own socio-economic development andfor finding appropriate responses to existing
problems, the policy advice of internationalorganizations can facilitate a better policy
mix. In this light, the adoption of ILO
Recommendation 202 (2012) regarding
national floors of social protection definitely
gave a boost to national efforts to find better

ICSW President for Latin America Nelsida Marmolejos,
the Director of DIDA (La Dirección de Información yDefensa de los Afiliados a la Seguridad Social) of the
Dominican Republicsocial protection options.
Latin America: growing social challenges
and the quest for solutions
In 2015 the population of Latin America wasapproximately 630 million people. It has
become a predominantly urban region —more than 80 per cent live in big cities andother urban areas. While the poverty
situation has improved across the region, thepoverty levels are still very high: according to
the Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in the 19
countries of the region there were 167 millionof people living in poverty, with 71 million
among them in extreme poverty.
Latin America was one of the pioneers indeveloping innovative ways to address thescourge of poverty. Important initiatives inthe social protection area that weredeveloped across the region became wellknown —Bolsa Familia and Brazil Sem Misera
were introduced in Brazil and proved theireffectiveness. The programs like
Oportunidades in Mexico, Asignacion
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other schemes are helping to alleviate theplight of poor people.
The above-mentioned programs in Brazil
have grown from covering 3.6 million families
in 2003 to 13.8 million in 2012, while asolidarity-based pension system in Chile wentfrom 560,00 beneficiaries in 2008 to 1.1
million in 2012.1
Social protection policies in Latin America
reflect different national circumstances andvary considerably. However, a recent study
has identified a number of common
characterizes within the region, such as: therecognition of the importance of reducing
inequalities and realizing social, economic
and cultural rights; the recognition of the roleof the State in correcting market
asymmetries; the need to increase andmaintain social investment in response to
economic crises; the adoption ofcomprehensive poverty reduction policies;
and taking account of disparities based on
gender, age and ethnicity. 2
Approaching social protection as a humanright, Recommendation 202 advocates theextension of social protection to all, thereby
addressing vulnerability and inequality insociety. Universal and inclusive social security
has been recognized as an appropriate andeffective way to guarantee the delivery ofbasic social services. The reality on the
ground in many Latin American countries,
however, often prevents universal social
protection, first of all because of the widespread informal sector as well as the
precariousness of manual labor.
The exiting informal arrangements are afactor in the deregulation of the labormarket, impeding efforts to get a decent
work for thousands of people in our societies.
In this sense the entrenched informal sector
has become an obstacle in achieving theobjectives of ILO Recommendation 202. The
adoption of agreed global agendas and thespecific provisions on social inclusion thatthey contain have prompted Governments tocome up with their own plans for promotingsocial inclusion. This development has helped
to strengthen awareness of the social
dimensions of citizenship, which have becomea factor in transforming the social policies ofGovernments.
As a combination of these developments,social security has been expanded in many
Latin America countries in significant ways.
Inclusive policies have facilitated theapprehension of the positive effects of social
investment, strengthening rights-based
elements in these programs. The evidencecollected by ECLAC shows that, in recent
years, countries in the region have improved
the effectiveness and scope of their taxation
policies, increasing as a result their social
spending. According to the above-mentioned
ECLAC report, the public share in social
expenses increased from 49.3 per cent 19911992 to 65.7 per cent in 2011-2012. In
terms of the GDP share it increased from
12.9 to 19.2 respectively.3 By sector, thepublic spending allocations on social security
and social care has increased from US $185
per capita, (or 4.5 per cent of the GDP) in
1991-1992 to US$ 469 (8.2 per cent of GDP)in 2011-2012. As a result the coverage of the
population by health care and pension
schemes has substantially improved,
reaching the level of 67 per cent of the urban
population in 20124.

1.	
  Extreme poverty and human rights. Note by the SecretaryGeneral, Doc. A/69/297 11 August 2014, pag.16
2. Simone Cecchini, “Social protection, poverty and inequality: acomparative perspective”, Journal of Southeast Asian
Economies, vol. 31, No 1 ( April 2014), quoted in the UN
Secretary-General note, Doc A/69/297
3. ECLAC Tendencias de los gastos e ingresos públicos con mayor
incidencia redistributiva/ Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el
Caribe 2015: Dilemas y espacios de políticas. Page 83
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There has been increased evidence that thecountries that allocate substantial funds tosocial spending are also countries that candemonstrate significant achievements in
reducing economic informality, and therefore,
poverty. In this context one could mention
Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and Costa Rica, where
the number of employees contributing topension funds is about 80 per cent of thetotal. Building up social capacity has apositive effect in encouraging individuals toparticipate in pension schemes, eventuallystrengthening pension funds and their own
security.

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children and 50,000 domestic workers were
included in this program.
The quality public services aimed atproviding meals to schoolchildren have been
expanded, significantly, decreasing the fixed
costs of families regarding food. The social
protection scheme also includes support
provided by the Ministry of Education
throughout the school year to students in theschools with extended hours (from 8 am to 4pm). The free benefits include breakfast,
lunch and a snack, apart from the books,
uniforms, shoes and backpacks.

The region provides very encouraging
examples of effective social security policies,
aimed at improved coverage and poverty
reduction. Argentina, having introduced
family allowances, reduced poverty by almost
20 per cent; in Brazil, rural social insurance
covers up to 80 per cent of the population inrural areas. The introduction of “Renta
Dignidad” in Bolivia contributed to the
reduction of poverty by 6 per cent, while in
Uruguay the universal basic pension was
introduced for all persons over 65 years old.
In the Dominican Republic inclusive public
policies in the social area brought about
increased purchasing capacity on the part of
Dominicans – while in 2007 health carespending consumed 35 per cent of family
income, in 2014 it fell to 22 per cent. The
program Solidaridad (Solidarity) provides
citizens with benefits and subsidies, in atransparent way, covering such areas aselectricity, gas for domestic use, assistanceto older persons and people with disabilities,
and others. The program covers about 873
thousand households, with benefits provided
to more than a million poor people.
According to ECLAC data, extreme poverty
has been reduced in that country by half —from 16 to 8 per cent. More than 3 million
beneficiaries enjoy the Health Subsidized
Regimen in 2015, with the aim of increasing
the number by 4000 people; 100,000 young

Solidarity
Vulnerability to shocks, poverty and theinequality prevalent around the world,
particularly when people lack social
protection, often foster individualism andattitudes of indifference, even in the presenceof social perils, thus undermining thesolidarity indispensable for social action. In
the XXI century we are witnessing numerous
scientific and technological breakthroughs,
but at the same time we can’t leave
unnoticed the dehumanizing trends insociety, when consumerism becomes asupreme value, as emphasized by Frei Betto 5
in his statement “Dignity and Human Values”
during the preconference in Brazil.

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Today, more than ever, in the face of hugechallenges, we need to foster universal
support for people in need, as well as
solidarity for organizations dealing with social
work. It is not only about feeding people orproviding them with shelter and health care.
It is more than that; it is about socialchanges that would enable citizens to have a
dream, a life project. We must create a world
where civil education has its firm place,where a person can expand his horizons andgo beyond his expectations.
We must promote social re-engineering, sothat international solidarity can set stronger
roots, be creative and foster values based onsocial work oriented towards the needs of
local communities.
We should not depend on some passing fads
regarding solidarity; rather we must prevailin advancing our vision and values. Facing
the increase of poverty, individualism andconsumerism, we must strengthen the civilsociety organizations that we belong to.
Belonging to a global organization such as
the ICSW enables us — in the globalized
world in which live — to have a say in theinfluential international organizations thathave a positive impact on our daily work.
Working not for the sake of material benefits,
but because of the importance of the courseof action chosen, we can move forward. Thissense of belonging is important, as it enables
us to build a decent future with theparticipation of all of us in the organization,at all levels, allowing our voices to be heard
at home and at the international forums.

social protection systems on the continent
more equitable and humane. The
Governments, civil society organizations andinternational organizations present at theForum drew up lines of work and agreed onsome basic principles aimed at continuing towork on social protection floors, responding
to the needs of the population and taking into
account the existing domestic economic
conditions. The discussions continued in
March this year in San Paulo, Brazil at theForum sponsored by SESC, CBCISS andICSW, which aimed at discussing the issuesof dignity and values in the context of theforthcoming Joint World Conference on Social
Work and Social Development in Seoul.
The human dimension of social policies
prevailed during the interesting andproductive discussions, enriching the vision of
the participants and paving the way for someconclusions and recommendations. The San
Paulo Forum underscored the importance ofdignity in all aspects of social development
and social work, emphasizing the essential
links between dignified existence andcitizenship, the paramount role of educationin articulating a long-term life vision and infinding a sense of purpose in life. It wasstressed that the humanization of health carerequires compassionate approaches andattitudes built upon individual engagement,
not charity. Given the longevity trends,
ageing with dignity and active ageing arevitally important in the contemporary world.
These and other reflections of theparticipants facilitate our understanding of
the dignity discourse, even though they do
not exhaust all manifestations in today’s
world.

Towards Seoul
Looking for an exchange of experiences, aswell as to develop common proposals andguidelines for action, we convened an
important international forum in the
Dominican Republic in December 2014 aimed
at discussing ways and means for making the

5. Carlos Alberto Libânio Christo, better known as Frei Betto, aBrazilian Roman Catholic Priest, writer, political activist,
Philosopher, liberation theologian and Dominican friar. Book
“Sobre A Esperança Dialogo”.

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Bridging	
  the	
  gap	
  between	
  knowledge	  and	
  social	
  protection	
  policies:	
  the	
  role	  of	
  think	
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  Gala	  Díaz	  Langou	  and	  Olivia	  de	
  Achaval	
  In past years, social protection has emerged
as a major new approach in efforts to reducepoverty and inequality around theworld. Social protection strategies form a
crucial element in effective policy responses
to adverse economic conditions, addressing
not only the vulnerabilities caused or
exacerbated by recent crises but also
increasing preparedness for risks stemmingfrom the uncertainties of the future. There isa historic window of opportunity tostrengthen the role of social policies inArgentina and Latin America, fostering thedevelopment of integrated social protection
strategies that are responsive to local
contexts and ensure the realization of humanrights.
While the exact proportion or characteristics
of people living in poverty in Argentina is notknown, evidence suggests that there is ahuge number of people living in vulnerable
conditions, if other variables besides income,such as housing, health, education andemployment, are taken into account. Given
the commitments made by the State under
the human rights covenants, the existing
situation represents a serious infringement of
the economic, social and cultural rights(ESCR) that the State has committed toprotect.
More worryingly, the income gap in the
country is growing even wider, especiallyaffecting three groups that are being left
behind: infants in their early childhood,youth and women. This critical assessment
reflects on the existing violations of the rights
of Argentinians and the serious lack of
forward-looking strategic thinking.

Gala Díaz Langou

Olivia de Achaval

Gala is the Director of CIPPEC’s Social Protection
Program (www.cippec.org) and the President of America
Solidaria Argetina. She has worked as an international
consultant for several UN agencies and otherinternational organizations and governments of the Latin
American Region and has authored over 25 publications
on social policy in Latin America, including two books andtwo articles in refereed journals.
Olivia is CIPPEC's Social Protection Program analyst. She
has also worked for CIPPEC's area of Education andparticipated in many research projects.

Figuratively speaking, the violation of humanrights in this time represents a mortgage on
our future.
The role of think tanks
The Centre for the Implementation of
Public Policy for Equity and Growth(CIPPEC), based in Buenos Aires, strives topromote policies aimed at creating a morejust, democratic, and effective State
committed to improving the quality of life for
all Argentines. To do so, the Centre has nineresearch programs that bring together top
professionals and experts in each field topromote, design and implement public
policies in the areas of social development,
economic development and publicmanagement.
CIPPEC has consistently been ranked
among the most important think tanks in theregioni; the latest published data identifies
i. For example, according to the ranking done at thePennsylvania University Think Thank Project

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CIPPEC as the best think tank in Argentina
and one of the three most important in Latin
America. In Argentina, CIPPEC has become
one of the most recognized and respected
research and implementation-oriented thinktanks, developing over 150 evidence-based,
policy-oriented research projects. These
projects are implemented at the national
level, in Argentina’s 24 provinces and in morethan 100 municipal counties. Working at boththe national and the local levels has provided
CIPPEC with the opportunity to position itself
strategically vis-à-vis policymakers, variousorganizations and other key stakeholders
throughout the country. In addition to
generating knowledge and data, CIPPEC’s
research projects are traditionallyaccompanied by comprehensive
dissemination and advocacy strategies.
Since its creation in 2008, CIPPEC’s Social
Protection Program has worked to strengthen
a comprehensive federal protection systemthat promotes welfare policies and social
development in Argentina and has achieved
impressive results. For our country to moveonto a sustainable development path, it isnecessary to address the structural
challenges that account for the current social
deficit, which implies inequalities in
distribution and development strategies,
specially affecting the most vulnerable
groups. It is crucial to go beyond short-term
solutions through the establishment of solid
institutions aimed at innovative interventions
that are able to sustain inclusive processes
and development based on a universal
approach.
Work Strategy on Social Protection
IssuesThe next four-year strategic plan for the
Program of Social Protection embraces avision of a more cohesive Argentina, wherefull enjoyment of economic, social andcultural rights is guaranteed, with special
attention to groups whose rights have been

infringed. The agenda of the program focuseson three main themes: vulnerable groups,
cross-cutting issues and enabling conditions.
The work on vulnerable groups focuses on
the three groups that are most affected by
the current situation in the county: children,
youth and women. In this context, theprogram is strengthening its focus on earlychildhood, capitalizing the work done in alarge-impact project named “Early Childhoodon the Agenda” (cippec.org/primerainfancia),
in promoting the adoption of a universalist
and human rights-based approach andsupporting governments and policy makers
with concrete tools.
Regarding youth, the Social Protection
Program is developing an initiative that
constitutes a cross-cutting effort covering,
several of the institution’s areas so as towork on a certain policy issue, representing
CIPPEC’s main priorities to impact upon the
new governmental Administration. The
initiative on youth is being implemented
between 2016 and 2017, and focuses at
promoting the implementation of acomprehensive youth policy aimed at
upholding the rights of all young people inconditions of equity. Specifically, the Programis working on improving the quality of youth
employment, enhancing their sexual andreproductive rights and promoting the
responsibility for the provision of care.
Finally, the gender agenda is being
addressed, with a strong focus on preventing
discrimination against women (especially inthe workplace), promoting women's
leadership, recognizing care as paid work,
enhancing their sexual and reproductive
rights and reducing maternal mortality rates.
The window of opportunity for advancing inthis area relies on the promised revitalizationof the National Council of Women by the new
Administration and the decisive commitmentthat Argentina has demonstrated adopting
the SDGs agenda.

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The cross-cutting themes focus on four
key areas. Firstly, on eradicating poverty
and reducing inequality. Many countries in
the region have made progress in theirpoverty eradication efforts, and there areenough lessons learnt to inform and support
the development of a solid anti-poverty
strategy for Argentina. In addition, thecountry has pledged to reduce the proportionof people living in poverty and to establish
social protection floors. Argentina hasachieved some progress in this area, fromwhich these two dimensions can continue
improving.
Another priority issue of the Program isfood security, with particular emphasis on
malnutrition. It is necessary to strengthen
efforts to address malnutrition andmicronutrient deficiency, which have multiple
harmful health consequences, such asanaemia in a great number of women inchild-bearing age, with enormous risks forthemselves and their children. At the sametime, Argentina is facing an obesity andoverweight epidemic and it’s about time that
the Federal Government, with an
Administration that has a vast experience inthis subject, takes serious action on thematter. The regulation of the food industry
and food services are main departure points
in this fight.
The Program also advocates the need for
placing a national policy for care on the
public agenda. In 2015 the enactment of the"National Policy for Early Childhood Care" Law
got broad support in the country. Building onthat achievement, there is an urgent need toestablish a national forward-looking action
plan aimed at the creation of acomprehensive, quality system to deal withearly childhood. This area includes rethinking
the current regulatory framework andovercoming the fragmentation of the
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that really responds to the huge deficit thatexists in our country in this field. It has been
proven that an effective system of care not
only improves the situation of dependent
populations (children, the disabled and theelderly), but also improves the conditions of
women, creates more jobs and promotes thefurther development of the country as awhole.
Finally, the Program will continue working topromote national policy responses for people
experiencing homelessness. Despite thescarcity of available data, homelessness has
been a growing concern in Latin America,
especially in Argentina. The policies that
address this problem have their limits: they
are few and are largely based on a charitableapproach. The program’s main aim is toaccumulate further evidence and evaluate thelessons learned over 3 years of experience inthe field. The support of other Latin Americancountries has been essential in the scholarly
and policy discussion that took place inEurope (under the auspices of Eurosocial II,
where the Social Protection Program was apartnerii) aimed at highlighting factors thatcharacterise the multidimensional nature ofpoverty.
Finally, the last priority area that the Social
Protection Program intends to address is thestudy of the enabling conditions necessary
for the above two sets of proposed policies tobe translated into specific actions. These
refer to two core issues.
On the one hand, it is necessary that
CIPPEC works to overcome the shortage ofdata and fill the information gaps in thesocial field. In this light, the Program will
support the reconstruction of The National
Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC),ii. EUROsociAL is a programme of the European Commission forcooperation between Europe and Latin America. Its objective is
to contribute to changes in public policies that improve social
cohesion through peer-to-peer learning and experienceexchanges between counterpart institutions in the two regions.

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proposing the regular, reliable and robust
collection of information and the identificationof gaps that statisticians must address,
helping to foresee the social challenges of the
future. It is important, for example, todevelop and promote improved approaches todata sets that facilitate multidimensional
poverty measurements in order tounderstand this phenomenon to the fullest
possible extent and to enable a morenuanced set of policy responses in therelevant national mechanisms. It is also vital
that, from the first step in this reconstruction,
the principles of easy access to public
information and data are established as main
guidelines.
In addition to rebuilding household surveys,
the Program will seek to ensure quality
dimensions in data collection in 2020, when acensus of the population and housing is
conducted. Furthermore, it proposes to workon the necessary institutional framework fora strong social protection system.
Accordingly, the Program is working withgovernments at the national, provincial andlocal levels, which seek to strengthen thisarea. It has been also promoting (incoordination with the Advocacy Monitoringand Evaluation Program) integrated social
information systems, along with monitoring
systems and the evaluation of social policies.
It is hoped that by 2018, some of the most
relevant national social programs will havebeen assessed and evaluated. Finally, it isexpected that analysis of social investment
made in recent years is included transversallyin all of the main themes mentioned.
Approaches
It is proposed that the main policy
directions described above should be
addressed through three different modes,
which are not mutually exclusive and willcontinue the work done since 2008: building
alliances with government structures,conducting applied research and building

collective knowledge.
Given the recent changes in the political
Administration of the country, the present
situation provides an important opportunity
to work together with the State
structures, following the implementation of
key policies. Such is the case of the earlychildhood and youth policies. In thisconnection, it is proposed to capitalize on theexperience in public administration gained by
the principal researchers involved in the
Program.
Applied research has been a key featureof the Program since its birth, and eventhough it has amassed a vast amount of
information on the subject, there are still
many areas that remain to be investigatedand where the existing lacunae and paucity
of information limit advocacy possibilities,
even though they are very much required.
Finally, the Social Protection Program iscommitted to maintaining a line of work that
constitutes a hallmark of the Program's
activities: the dialogues. For instance,
regarding care, it intends not only to reaffirm
its partnership with the UN system, but alsobroaden the agenda based on the above
topics, targeting primarily policy-makers. For
example, a community of policy-makers andstakeholders dealing with early childhood
development issues at the national andprovincial levels has been approached tofacilitate the discussion of the main
challenges that arise in the implementation of
the agreed policies.
The Program has a key role to play here
acting as a bridge between the national
agenda and the existing agreed global
policy documents, with which the country
has made progress in recent years. The
Social Protection Program has gained
experience in this type of work from thevarious networks and alliances in which it has
taken part, especially from its role in the

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Eurosocial II Programme and in the Global
Coalition for Social Protection Floors,developing enabling actions in order toachieve sustainable development.

as well as their subsequent monitoring andevaluation.

Partners

We strongly believe that “think tanks”, suchas CIPPEC, have a key role to play in theongoing struggle to make human rights not
only a lofty goal but a reality, both inArgentina and in the region. In order to beable to meet the challenges ahead it isnecessary to strengthen collaboration withother stakeholders, including governments, inthe inception and implementation of betterand stronger public policies that canguarantee the fulfillment of those rights.
Making sure that people are at the center ofdevelopment efforts is a goal of paramountimportance, which requires integrated andcoherent policies at all levels.

Consistent with its main strategy, theProgram participates in many international
and local networks, promoting cooperationand maintaining the acquisition of new
knowledge.
As a founding member of the Global
Coalition for Social Protection Floors, thealliance bringing together about 90 civilsociety organizations aimed at promoting theestablishment of social protection floors
globally, and participating in its Core Group,
the Program is involved in the planning andimplementation of the Coalition’s activity on aconstant basis. The Coalition played a keyrole in getting social protection included as a
key component of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). In order todiscuss further the linkages between the2030 Sustainable Development Agenda andsocial protection systems and the relevant
implementation policies, focusing on
advocacy at the national and regional levels,
the CIPPEC’s Social Protection Program will
host a forum during the last week of Junethat will bring together more than 15
participants from various regions of theworld. In addition, CIPPEC is a member of theInter-American Social Protection Network(IASPN), a community of practice for nationalsocial development ministries and agencies.
At the national level, The Social Protection
Program has participated in a series ofroundtable discussions on the SDGs hosted
by Argentina’s International Network forInternational Cooperation (RACI). Thesebrought together civil society andgovernment representatives with a view tobuild awareness and discuss the inclusion in
future policy of the new development goals,***A	
  new	
  Guide	
  to	
  strengthen	
  the	
  role	  of	
  educators	
  on	
  social	
  protection	
  On 26 -27 April the ILO office in Lima, Peru,
organized a workshop on education for social
protection, inviting education experts dealing
with the subject from Uruguay, Mexico,
Colombia and Peru.
The key objectives were not only topromote the exchange of pertinent
experiences in Latin America on social
protection education and establish a networkof experts in the field dealing with thesubject, but also to discuss main parametersof a Guide on developing and implementing
national social protection education policies.
The Guide is still a work in progress andaims at exploring the means for promoting aculture of social protection, including working
with teachers at schools and organizing
public education campaigns to highlight thebenefits of social protection in society.

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The	
  useful	
  resources	
  and	
  links	
  –	
  the	
  
find	
  of	
  the	  month	  The Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recently released
two major studies focused on Latin America
in the context of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development.
The publication, entitled
The 2030 Agenda andthe Sustainable
Development Goals: An
opportunity for Latin
America and the
Caribbean, addresses awide range of issues,
identifying the SDGs asa planning tool forcountries at the national
and local levels. The
2030 Agenda is seen by
the authors as a civilizing agenda that placesdignity and equality at the center. Both farsighted and ambitious, its implementation
will require the engagement of all sectors ofsociety and the State. Accordingly,
representatives of governments, civil society,academic institutions and the private sector
are invited to take ownership of thisambitious agenda and to discuss andembrace it as a tool for the creation ofinclusive, fair societies that serve the citizensof today as well as those of future
generations.
For more details:
http://www.cepal.org/en/node/37170

A report entitled“Horizons 2030:
Equality at the centerof sustainable
development” waspresented by ECLAC
to its member Statesat its thirtysixth session, in May
2016, providing ananalytical complement
to the 2030 Agenda
from a structuralist
perspective and from the point of view of theLatin American and Caribbean countries.
The proposals made in the report stem fromthe need to achieve progressive structuralchange in order to incorporate more
knowledge into production, ensure social
inclusion and combat the negative impacts ofclimate change. The reflections and proposals
for advancing towards a new development
pattern are geared to achieving equality andenvironmental sustainability.
For additional details:
http://www.cepal.org/en/node/37174
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