The International Symposium, convened by the ILO, UNICEF, the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) and the European Union, brings together policymakers, social partners, civil society, and development partners to discuss the innovative practices and strategies for building sustainable and rights-based social protection systems resulting from the Social Protection & Public Finance Management Programme (SP&PFM).
The panel will focus on how to improve rules and practices in the management of social protection resources. Programme budgeting will be highlighted as a key tool, but countries will also reflect about the importance of collecting and tracking consistent social protection spending data, as well as other indicators. Some pilot initiatives funded by the SP&PFM programme, especially a tool to assess the performance of the social protection system from the perspective of public finance management, will be presented. Finally, workers’ and employers’ organisations will discuss how to push for more transparency and accountability in the management of social protection systems, and what role they could play.