Last month I attended a meeting of the core group of seventeen members of the NGO Coalition for a Social Protection Floor which was facilitated by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung – a German think-tank with a ...

One of the most alarming aspects of the new Donald Trump presidency is the speed with which he is dismantling the rules of the game. From domestic rule of law to multilateral agreements on climate ...

As the date for the expiration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) fast approaches, debate around what a post-2015 development framework should look like has intensified. Between 17 and 19 June ...

Distinguished Keynote Speaker, the Hon. Juan Somavia, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me start by thanking you for the invitation to address the Civil Society Forum. The Forum has been an ...

The International Labour Organization’s Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All has extended social protection to more than 100 million people worldwide since its launch ...

The new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Social protection shows that massive efforts are still needed to ensure that the right to social security becomes a reality for all.

"The world does not lack the resources to abolish poverty, it lacks the right priorities. " So said Juan Somavía, former director general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), in 1999. We ...

Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Juliet Ngozi Olejeme, has assured Nigerians of the Federal Government’s social protection that would boost essential health care benefits and ...