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Social protection
The "social security" of people is indispensable for sustainable development. Especially in times of growing insecurity, it serves to stabilize the situation in countries and societies. Health, unemployment and pension insurance as well as cash transfers in emergency situations give people more security. They increase resilience in the event of economic and political upheavals and natural disasters. In addition, through their redistributive effect, "social security systems" can help to avoid excessive economic disparities, which are often the central cause of crises and conflicts.
Social security –a vital source of stability in unsettled times(PDF, 127 KB, accessible)
Globalisation has contributed to the fact that crises and shocks, whether economical, ecological or political in nature, have drastically increased in frequency and destructive power. Developing countries are particularly affected by this trend. How can we prevent them from destroying hard-won development progress? One approach is adaptive social protection systems that can handle crisis response. The current issue of Development in Brief describes the types of challenges social protection systems are facing and how they need to be further developed to meet these challenges.
