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New York City
The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations, will launch its flagship World Social Protection Report 2024-2026: Universal Social Protection for Climate Action and a Just Transition. The event will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
This high-level event will explore the themes and policy recommendations of the World Social Protection Report 2024-26, providing a forum for reflection on key policy messages related to universal social protection and climate action.
Interpretation of the livestreaming will be provided in English, French and Spanish.
Opening remarks
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Dion George
Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa
Panelists
Kumi Naidoo
Payne Distinguished Lecturer, Centre on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University
Luc Triangle
General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Whitney Young Baird
President and CEO, United States Council for International Business
Sheila Aggarwal Khan
Director of the Industry and Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Tyeisha Emmanuel
Anguilla Delegate, UN Youth Advisory Group for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
Moderator
Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon
Special Representative to the UN and Director of the ILO Office for the United Nations, International Labour Organization (ILO)
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