World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition
International Labour Organization (ILO)ILO
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What is it?
This ILO flagship report provides a global overview of progress made around the world since 2015 in extending social protection, with a sharp focus on the climate crisis and the need for climate action to transition to a more sustainable world. The report identifies protection gaps and sets out key policy recommendations, including those for achieving the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
HIGHLIGHTS
- For the first time, new trend data indicates that more than half of the world’s population are covered by social protection. But this welcome progress is dampened by the fact that 3.8 billion people are still entirely unprotected from life’s challenges and the impacts of climate change.
- The capacity of social protection systems to contribute to a just transition is held back by persistent gaps in social protection coverage, adequacy and financing
- Universal social protection systems have an important role to play in responding to the climate crisis and can help realise climate ambitions while facilitating a just transition to more sustainable societies.