Proxy means testing: failing both the economics test, and the rights test?
The use of proxy means-tests in social protection defies human rights and makes no economic sense, so nations must instead investigate options for implementing an inclusive social protection floor, writes Dr Michael Cichon. Paragraph 25 of the UDHR states “Everyone has… the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability,...
Social protection training course in Uganda receives positive feedback from participants
This month, Development Pathways provided a training course to support the implementation of the National Social Protection Policy in Uganda, receiving excellent feedback from participants. The training was implemented within...
Development Pathways social protection training course a great success
Development Pathways launched a brand-new training course, ‘Inclusive Social Protection: Making the Case’, in Naivasha, Kenya. This exciting and comprehensive course was entirely organised and facilitated by Development Pathways, with modules led by our very own social protection specialists and other global experts.
The IMF and Social Protection: A lost cause or is there hope?
For all its ambivalence, the IMF is a, if not the, key actor when it comes to social protection arrangements in low- and middle-income countries, writes Philip Alston. In a new report that I will be presenting to the UN Human Rights Council on 21st June – but which has now...
Focus on inequality beyond income and averages: global launch of the 2019 Human Development Report
On December 9th Alexandra Barrantes attended the UNDP launch of the 2019 Human Development Report (HDR), titled Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: Inequalities in human development in the 21st century in Bogota, Colombia.
Why are human rights considerations fundamental to inclusive and lifecycle social protection systems?
Senior Social Protection Specialist Alexandra Barrantes delves into the importance of a human rights-based approach to Social Protection, framing social protection debates and policy decisions around entitlements rather than charity or handouts.
Launch of the new Pathways’ Perspective: The Podcast
This week, Development Pathways launched an exciting, new series, Pathways’ Perspectives: The Podcast. Each episode is an expert on expert conversation – a discussion between practitioners on a variety of...
Webinar announcement: Why are human rights considerations fundamental to social protection responses to COVID-19?
Alexandra Barrantes (Development Pathways) along with panellists from UNICEF South Asia and ECLAC, will discuss human rights considerations to the social protection response to COVID-19, and why a rights-based approach is more important than ever.
Special Rapporteur cites universal social protection as essential in eradicating poverty
A new report has been submitted by Philip Alston, the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Alston warns that states and global organisations are “completely off track” to meet the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030.
Development Pathways webinar discussion argues human rights are fundamental to social protection responses to COVID-19
Last week Development Pathways organised and hosted, in cooperation with UNICEF South Asia and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), a webinar discussion on human rights considerations in response to COVID-19 that was the twenty-second of...