news IconA reflection on the Global Disability Summit Side Event: Ensuring income security for persons with disabilities

17/04/2025

The 2025 Global Disability Summit in Berlin was a pivotal moment for reimagining disability support systems, with Jordan’s Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities leading a crucial...

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Social protection in a post-USAID world: an open discussion on key implications

On Tuesday, February 25th, socialprotection.org hosted an open discussion on the potential impact of the recent U.S. foreign aid freeze on the social protection sector. Key speakers in the discussion...

27/02/2025

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New podcast: A Human Rights Approach to Social Security

Join us for an illuminating conversation with Lena Simet (Human Rights Watch) and Farah Al Shami (Arab Reform Initiative) as we explore social security as a fundamental human right. Our...

14/01/2025

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Report on Multi-Regional Global Disability Pre-Summit

On 13-14 November 2024, our Shamil team supported the Multi-Regional Global Disability Pre-Summit in Jordan. The Pre-Summit was part of Jordan’s preparations to co-host the Third Global Disability Summit in...

14/01/2025

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Jordan launches National Elderly Strategy 2025-2030

Amman: The National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) and supported by Shamil – a project implemented...

18/12/2024

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Multi-regional Global Disability Pre-Summit 2024: Key highlights and Commitments for Inclusive Futures

On November 13th, 2024, the Multi-Regional Global Disability Pre-Summit 2024 commenced in Amman, Jordan, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mired, President of the Higher Council for the...

18/12/2024

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Australasian Aid Conference 2024 – On climate change and universal social security

The 2024 Australasian Aid Conference (AAC) was held at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University from December 3-5. Development Pathways was a proud sponsor of...

17/12/2024

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OECD’s 5th Policy Dialogue on Social Protection and Development

Last week, we attended the OECD’s 5th Policy Dialogue on Social Protection and Development in Paris on the 2nd and 3rd December. This year the policy dialogue focused on the...

13/12/2024

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New Krystle Kabare Scholar – Ambrose Muthamba Wambua

Introducing our newest Krystle Kabare Scholar for 2024: Ambrose Muthama Wambua. Ambrose will pursue a Master of Science in Climate Change at the University of Nairobi. We interviewed Ambrose about...

22/10/2024

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New podcast episode: Does Social Protection Encourage Informality?

Continuing our podcast series, we are excited to have Florian Juergens-Grant from WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) and Clemente Pignatti from Bocconi University. In this episode, they...

20/09/2024

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