Social protection, the solution to poverty

Member countries, civil society and other stakeholders today focus on the priority issue of eradication of poverty and new social protection issues at the opening ceremony of the 49th session of the Social Development Committee held in the United Nations headquarters in New York I hit it.

The committee gathers within the next ten days and discusses the United Nations World Action Plan on Disabled Persons, World Youth Action Plan, 2002 Madrid International Age Program of Action, UN Program and Family Problem Plan. Fulfilling the needs of these vulnerable groups through program policies will help achieve the goal of poverty eradication.

Poverty eradication is a top priority for the Millennium Development Goals. Since the World Social Development Summit, the United Nations has been working to halve the proportion of the population living on less than $ 1.25 a day. The income gap between the wealthy and the poor is expanding. Some countries are advancing poverty reduction, but some of the countries most affected are not expected to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

The progress of eradication of poverty is gradually decreasing, and problems remain in many countries. Lazarus Kapanbwe, UN chief delegate of HE Zambia and Chairman of the Economic and Social Committee, says: "There are still a lot of things to do and the progress to achieve many social development goals is delayed due to the recent global crisis.In the opening remarks, as saying," As global targets are achieved Nearly 900 million people will live in poverty in 2015. "

The Economic and Social Council chose social protection as a new problem for this session. It affects the ability of individuals and families to overcome and overcome all the challenges of their happiness. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce vulnerability and prevent deterioration of living environment.

Sha Zukang, Assistant Secretary of Economic and Social Affairs, said that "countries that succeeded in reducing poverty and improving social conditions are countries that have implemented a comprehensive social program and protection program," said the cooperatives We encouraged participation in efforts. Adding to employment creation and rising wages to cope with poverty and unemployment, adding that "they are also a factor for promoting social organization and unity."

At the end of the opening ceremony, Mr. Sha adds as follows. "Important work to be done in the next ten days will also promote Rio Tinto + 20 and future LDC conferences."

You can further reduce poverty by expanding social protection schemes and developing appropriate programs for the poor and the most vulnerable groups. Social protection programs include social assistance such as cash transfers, school meals, targeted food aid, and social insurance and labor market programs including pensions, disability pension, unemployment insurance, skills training and wage grants. Since 2000, many developing countries have adopted policies to protect multiple emergencies, so social protection is expanding worldwide. Pension insurance expanded particularly rapidly. More than half of retirement age (51%) receives pensions based on data available between 2010 and 2012. Almost every country has a child allowance or childbirth allowance system, and the cash transfer program is increasing

Many important documents on poverty reduction as policy 4. Over the past fifteen years, the increase in poverty reduction programs (especially through social protection) focused on practical issues such as how to lend poverty to the right beneficiaries. Reduce the most effective implementation method and law. While there is substantial literature on the extent to which common values ​​define the welfare institutions of developed countries, our goal is not to provide a comprehensive overview of moral theory, but rather to provide moral and poverty reduction It is to explain the relationship between. In the text of this paper, we analyze how the ethical viewpoint is useful for understanding the important design features of the poverty reduction program and provide three case studies (Brazil, South Africa and Ghana). programming