ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDD/2014/Technical Paper.7
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: Inclusive development, Future of employment
Initiatives: Social Expenditure Monitor for Arab States
SDGs: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Arab countries, Community participation, Social development, Social security, Programme budgeting, Human rights, Social development
Participation and social protection in the Arab region
January 2014
The paper examines various participatory approaches to promoting social protection, including: participatory budgeting for allocating funds; more efficient governance through decentralization; and tools (observatories) and processes (national dialogues and partnerships) for use throughout the cycle of social protection policy formulation and implementation. It concludes with social protection policy recommendations adapted to the context, national development needs and priorities of the Arab region.
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The paper examines various participatory approaches to promoting social protection, including: participatory budgeting for allocating funds; more efficient governance through decentralization; and tools (observatories) and processes (national dialogues and partnerships) for use throughout the cycle of social protection policy formulation and implementation. It concludes with social protection policy recommendations adapted to the context, national development needs and priorities of the Arab region.