Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

Building resilience of societies

Ended
Geneva
Mexican women worker - Vision Zero Fund 2020

The thematic dialogue on Building the resilience of societies aims to explore effective strategies for enhancing societal resilience and addressing inequalities amid various global challenges. The dialogue showcases examples of integrated social protection and employment policies, discusses sustainable financing strategies, and emphasizes cooperation across governments, social partners, and civil society. Central to this conversation is the transformative initiative, the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions. Expected outcomes include raising awareness, fostering policy discussions, and generating actionable strategies for enhancing societal and economic resilience and social justice.

Keynote speaker(s)

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Ramchandra Paudel
President, Nepal

Partners' conversation

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Marina Elvira Calderone
Minister for Labour and Social Policies, Italy
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Agnes Makonda-Nyalonje
Minister of Labour, Malawi
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Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman
President, Malaysian Employers’ Federation, Malaysia
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Zingiswa Losi
President, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
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José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
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Adama Mariko
Secretary General, Finance in Common

Partners' spotlight

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Adama Kamara
Minister of Employment and Social Protection, Côte d’Ivoire
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Pasi Hellman
Under Secretary of State, Finland
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Joel Hernandez
Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Türkiye and Australia)
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Michal Mlynár
UN Assistant Secretary-General and Acting Executive Director, UN-Habitat
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Jung-Sik Lee
Minister of Labour and Employment, Republic of Korea

Moderators

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Femi Oke
Journalist
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Yvonne Ndege
Journalist