scholarly journals Fiscal Challenges to Financing Social Protection to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: A Case of Three Countries

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Wening Handayani ◽  
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Ludovico Carraro ◽  
Mariana Infante Villarroel ◽  
Andre Bongestabs
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals Understanding the implications of the Sustainable Development Goals for health policy and systems research: results of a research priority setting exercise

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Bennett ◽  
Nasreen Jessani ◽  
Douglas Glandon ◽  
Mary Qiu ◽  
Kerry Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Health Policy And Systems

Abstract Background Given the paradigmatic shift represented by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as compared to the Millennium Development Goals - in particular their broad and interconnected nature - a new set of health policy and systems research (HPSR) priorities are needed to inform strategies to address these interconnected goals. Objectives To identify high priority HPSR questions linked to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Methods We focused on three themes that we considered to be central to achieving the health related SDGs: (i) Protecting and promoting access to health services through systems of social protection (ii) Strengthening multisectoral collaborations for health and (iii) Developing more participatory and accountable institutions. We conducted 54 semi-structured interviews and two focus group discussions to investigate policy-maker perspectives on evidence needs. We also conducted an overview of literature reviews in each theme. Information from these sub-studies was extracted into a matrix of possible research questions and developed into three domain-specific lists of 30–36 potential priority questions. Topic experts from the global research community then refined and ranked the proposed questions through an online platform. A final webinar on each theme sought feedback on findings. Results Policy-makers continue to demand HPSR for many well-established issues such as health financing, human resources for health, and service delivery. In terms of service delivery, policy-makers wanted to know how best to strengthen primary health care and community-based systems. In the themes of social protection and multisectoral collaboration, prioritized questions had a strong emphasis on issues of practical implementation. For participatory and accountable institutions, the two priority questions focused on political factors affecting the adoption of accountability measures, as well as health worker reactions to such measures. Conclusions To achieve the SDGs, there is a continuing need for research in some already well established areas of HPSR as well as key areas highlighted by decision-makers. Identifying appropriate conceptual frameworks as well as typologies of examples may be a prerequisite for answering some of the substantive policymaker questions. In addition, implementation research engaging non-traditional stakeholders outside of the health sector will be critical.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF GERONTOLOGISTS IN ACHIEVING THE UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S76-S76
Author(s):  
Carole Cox ◽  
Carole B Cox
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Status ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) developed by the United Nations in 2015 are global benchmarks for all countries to meet by 2030 to ensure well-being and prosperity while protecting and promoting human rights and freedoms. The underlying pledge is that no one will be left behind Globally, older adults are one of the most vulnerable populations, suffering from poverty and poor health and little social protection. Social workers can play key roles in assuring that the concerns and interests and rights of older adults are recognized in the SDGs and in the policies developed to meet them. This paper focuses on 6 of the SDG’s that are most pertinent to the status and inclusion of older people and the implications they have for specific social work involvement.

Promoting Sustainable Goals in Nigeria through the Kaleidoscope of the Social Protection Floor Initiative

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 574-595
Author(s):  
Edith O. Nwosu ◽  
Edwin E. Arum ◽  
Oluchukwu P. Obioma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Masses

Improving national social protection systems is a major task for all governments. This they can do through an effective implementation of the sustainable goals also called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The main purpose of social protection is to reduce poverty, economic shocks and vulnerability. This article examines the extent Nigeria has gone to in order to promote sustainable goals through the Social Protection Floor Initiative. The article also delves into the justiciability of socio-economic rights in Nigeria and in other jurisdictions like UK, India and South Africa which are commonwealth countries like Nigeria. It further recommends ways by which Nigeria can, through the Social Protection Floor Initiative, fulfil its obligations towards the attainment of the SDGs. A major conclusion of this article is that the Social Protection Floor Initiative is an important means for the government to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and an important aspect of this is ensuring the enforcement of socio-economic rights. Without implementing the Social Protection Floor Initiative, the Sustainable Development Goals mantra will be restricted just to TVs in Nigerian homes without any corresponding impact on the masses.

The Promise and Pitfalls of the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
pp. 266-294
Author(s):  
Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona ◽  
Kate Donald
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Persistent Poverty ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach

This chapter will critically address the contribution of a human rights-based approach in addressing persistent poverty. Using the commitments of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a lens, it will examine how a human rights approach should influence the conceptualization and measurement of poverty, and the policies and financing instruments used to tackle it. The authors examine several crucial policy and action areas, such as social protection, gender equality, fiscal policy, improving participation and accountability, and contrast the prevailing ‘traditional’ development approach with an approach grounded in human rights. It asks how far we have come in changing the paradigm and what are the crucial actions needed to realize the ‘transformation’ envisaged in the SDGs, including the elimination of extreme poverty.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific: Projected Costs for 2020–2030

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michiel Van der Auwera ◽  
Arthur van de Meerendonk ◽  
Anand Ramesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Large Sections

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, this working paper applies a new costing model to analyze the costs associated with social protection in 30 Asia and Pacific countries. Using the Social Protection Reform Simulation (SPRS20) model, the authors seek to estimate the cost of delivering standardized social protection packages through the emergency (2020), recovery/transition (2021–2023), and the remaining duration for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (2024–2030). This paper anticipates further demand and need for social protection for considerably large sections of the population. It aims to foster further research and discussion on social protection in Asia and the Pacific and aid countries in strategizing for the future.

scholarly journals Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers and Sustainable Development Goals: Feasible Policy and Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 09017
Author(s):  
Utami Dewi Anggia ◽  
Rezasyah Teuku
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government ◽  
Migrant Domestic Workers

The issue of Indonesian migrant domestic workers is still a homework that need to be prioritized by the government. The problematic management, include the lack of legal-based protection, have resulted in many unfortunate cases and conditions of migrant workers. Many of them are prone to unequal treatments, mental and physical abuse, even human trafficking. The Indonesian government currently addresses a policy of zero migrant worker roadmap, which has brought up many critics mentioning how the policy is discriminatory and violates the rights to economy of the workers. By using a qualitative approach of method, this paper aims to discuss the possibility of solutions that will generate an inclusive framework of to eradicate inequalities posed by Indonesian migrant domestic workers, by briefly highlighting the case of Sumba Barat Daya as the second largest migrant workers sender in Nusa Tenggara Timur. Under the Sustainable Development Goals framework, from policy approach, this paper suggests the government of Indonesia to focus more on the skill and capacity building of migrant workers, by also imposing the social protection approach towards them.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF STATE SOCIAL PROGRAMS: CONCEPTUAL DOMINANTS IN THE CONTEXT OF ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
pp. 08-22
Author(s):  
Oksana TULAI
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Function ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
State Budget ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

Introduction. In modern conditions of formation of priorities of the Ukrainian society in the context of sustainable development one of the priority tasks of the state is financial maintenance of realization of a social function. Therefore, a timely and urgent issue is the search for effec­tive financial mechanisms for the implementation of the social function of the state to achieve national goals of sustainable development. The purpose of the article is to analyze of current trends and substantiation of the domi­nants of financial support of state social programs in the context of achieving the goals of sus­tainable development of Ukraine. Results. The study showed that an important role in achieving a positive social effect in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals of Ukraine belongs to the state target programs. State social programs focus on the implementation of measures for social support and basic social guarantees of the population. The value of targeted program funding is that it allows you to approach the solution of a social problem in a comprehensive way. A negative feature of targeted programs is the risk of funding on a residual basis. Conclusions. Financial support of state social programs should be considered as a set of forms and methods used in the distribution, redistribution and use of financial resources, which is formed from the State Budget of Ukraine, as well as other sources provided by law, and aims to solve problems level and quality of life, problems of unemployment, strengthening social protection, improving working conditions, development of health care and education, which contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable development goals of Ukraine.

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