Social Protection for Sustainable Development: Dialogues between Africa and Brazil Social Protection for Sustainable Development: Dialogues between Africa and Brazil The UNDP World Centre for Sustainable Development (RIO+ Centre) is a hub for dialogue and action on equitable and sustainable development that emerged as a legacy of the Rio+20 Conference. The RIO+ Centre works with partners to produce analysis, convene broad-based dialogue and promote policies and practices that lead to greater social, environmental and economic justice. As a UNDP Global Policy Centre, the RIO+ Centre aims to bolster South-South Cooperation and facilitate the participation of the Global South in international efforts on sustainable development. Copyright © 2016 UNDP World Centre for Sustainable Development (RIO+ Centre) Rua México, 125, 9th Floor 20031-145 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil Email:
[email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/riopluscentre Twitter: www.twitter.com/RioPlusCentre Website: www.riopluscentre.org All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission. Content Editor: Karen Lang Content Designer: Libio Matni Cover photo: UN Photo/AID/Purcell Printed in Brazil by Athalaia Gráfica e Editora Ltda The following report presents the main inputs on policy and practice from the International Seminar on Social Protection held in Dakar, Senegal in April 2015. A hundred and eight representatives from twelve African countries, including thirty senior officials and directors of social protection and ministers from Congo, Ethiopia and Senegal participated in the seminar. The recommendations adopted in Dakar were further endorsed by the 70 ministers present at the First Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment of the African Union and taken forward to the 25th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union.