Interregional Training Workshop: Strengthening Capacity for Evidence-Based Social Protection Policies in Response to the Triple Global Crisis – Fuel, Food, and Finance
Tue 08 Jul 2025, 9.00 am — Thu 10 Jul 2025, 6.00 pm
Background
The workshop aims to strengthen the capacity of social protection systems across selected African and Asia-Pacific countries to better identify and support those most at risk of being left behind. Through hands-on training with practical tools, policymakers will enhance their ability to design inclusive, data-driven, and crisis-responsive policies.
Hosted by the Government of Zambia and co-organized by UN DESA, ECA, and ESCAP, the workshop brings together over 70 participants from Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, Cambodia, the Maldives, and other countries, along with UN agencies and civil society partners.
Agenda Highlights:
- Day 1: Tools and innovations for adaptive social protection
- Day 2: Country progress reports and peer learning
- Day 3: Policy dialogue linked to the World Summit for Social Development 2025
Key Digital Tools Featured:
- Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
- Social Protection to Leave No One Behind (SP2LNOB) App
- Social Protection Simulator
Who Will Participate
The workshop will bring together senior officials from project and non-project countries, UN experts, and civil society to foster cross-regional learning, share best practices, identify gaps, and develop a shared roadmap for inclusive social protection.
Future Outlook
This interregional exchange promotes cross-country learning and contributes to building resilient and sustainable social protection systems. Outputs will inform the Second World Summit for Social Development (Doha, November 2025)—advancing global efforts to leave no one behind.
Presentations
Provisional agenda
