Social Protection

Social Protection and Labor

Social protection and labor systems promote better employment, prevent income loss, and protect people facing shocks and transitions. These programs are not just about helping people get by, they help them get ahead.

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PUBLICATION

State of Social Protection Report 2025: The 2-Billion-Person Challenge

Despite recent progress, three in four people in the poorest countries have no social protection coverage. Across low- and middle-income countries, 2 billion people remain inadequately covered.
Press Release

Economic Inclusion Programs Reach Only 10% of World��s Poorest

Collaboration between governments, NGOs, community-based organizations, and the private sector is critical to overcome capacity constraints.
Fact Sheet

�Ӱ��̳ helps countries to promote better employment, prevent income loss, and protect people against shocks and transitions.

Knowledge & Learning

South-South Learning Forum 2025:?Economic Inclusion - Scaling up Pathways to Better Jobs for the Poor

As part of the??,?this flagship learning event?featured sessions on taking successful economic inclusion programs to scale, program design innovations, and policy integration, covering key themes such as youth employment, women��s empowerment, food security and nutrition, and climate resilience. See SSLF2025 presentations, materials and videos >>

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Overview

Data-ASPIRE

The Atlas of Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE) provides social protection performance indicators for over 125 countries

Project

Poor households in Brazil benefit from Bolsa Familia Program

Transforming lives through Social Protection Programs in Latin America & Caribbean

�Ӱ��̳ has been progressively scaling up support to social safety net projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, reaching 73 million beneficiaries with its lending from FY19-23. The approaches taken serve as a model for large-scale interventions aimed at addressing poverty and exclusion challenges.

Focus Areas

Migration

Managing migration��s drivers and impacts allows origin and destination countries to share the gains.
Safety Nets & Cash Transfers

Predictable cash grants to poor households are one of the most effective poverty reduction strategies.
Aging & Pensions

Pension systems provide economic stability and security for aging populations.
Skills Development

Ensuring that individuals have access to quality education, training opportunities, and that employers can find the skills they ...
Employment & Labor Markets

Economic inclusion and labor market programs can enhance people��s employability, productivity, skills, and labor mobility.

Research

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Experts

Iffath A. Sharif

Global Director, Social Protection and Labor

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In Depth

PEI is a global network that seeks to help increase the income and assets of extremely poor and vulnerable people.
An advisory team and a toolkit to support Case Management interventions and their Information Systems (CMIS), as part of existing or new �Ӱ��̳ support.
The strategy focuses on concerted action, financing, and programs at scale to support foundational wellbeing, economic participation and women��s leadership.
Rapid Social Response Program

A multi-donor program that is helping the world's poorest countries in building social protection systems.
Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program Trust Fund

The program helps increase access to effective adaptive social protection systems in six Sahel countries.
Human Capital Project

The Human Capital Project is a global effort to accelerate more and better investments in people for greater equity and economic growth.

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