The Expert Group on Social Protection Reform in the Arab Countries was established in 2019 with the mandate of supporting regional coordination and cooperation and exchanging expertise so as to expand the scope of social protection systems and improve their efficiency.
The sixth meeting provides a platform for discussion on national social protection developments and introduces the ESCWA template for Comprehensive National Social Protection Systems and Reforms Country Profiles. Discussions include ESCWA support for beneficiaries’ graduation from social assistance programmes using the Skills Monitor.
Participants include members of the expert group and high-level social protection policymakers from member States in areas such as social assistance, social insurance, labour, social development, statistics and international cooperation.
Amman, Jordan
