Register for the event here (NECESSARY).
Participation is free, but registration is necessary. DEADLINE: April 15th.
Date: 30. april
Time: 9.30-12.15
Location: Fællessalen, Christiansborg, Copenhagen
Description:
Many countries in the Global South are in the process of expanding their social security systems, including access to pensions and various other cash transfer programmes. Social security (also called social protection) plays a key role in reducing poverty and inequality.
The JUST SOCIETY programme at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), together with the Danish organisation Research & Action for Income
Security (RAISE) would like to invite the Danish NGOs, the academic community, politicians, and anybody else interested in the topic, to a half-day seminar to discuss how Danish development aid can better support expansion of welfare programmes in the Global South.
Programme
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09.30 – 09.40 |
Welcome and introduction to the topic of the seminar. Christian Friis Bach, MP, Radikale Venstre (The Danish Social-Liberal Party) |
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09.40 – 10.00 |
What is social protection and how could Denmark contribute to welfare state development? Marianne Sandvad Ulriksen, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark |
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10.00 – 10.30 |
Supporting social security reforms: the case of Jordan. Sara Utaibi, Senior Advisor, Shamil Programme, Jordan |
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10.30 – 10.45 |
Coffee break |
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10.45 – 11.05 |
Fighting for the human right to social security: the role of civil society Gunnel Axelsson Nycander, Policy Advisor, Act Church of Sweden (Act Svenska Kyrkan) |
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11.05 – 11.30 |
Financing social protection: what could existing ODA cover in Uganda? Jacob Ulrich, Roskilde University |
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11.30 – 12.15: |
Panel debate: What role for Danish development aid in ensuring access to social security in low- and middle-income countries? Chair: Marianne Sandvad Ulriksen, University of Southern Denmark Panelists:
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Register for the event here (NECESSARY).
Participation is free, but registration is necessary. DEADLINE: April 15th.