MEDIA ADVISORY RELEASE DATE: 2 December 2013 For further inquiries, please contact: Ms. Gizelle G. Manuel/ Mr. Phidel Marion G. Vineles Tel. No.: (632) 892-4059 Email: [email protected] Online database of Social Protection Good Practices to be launched in Phl To enhance the capacity of policymakers and planners to develop coherent and effective social protection policies and programmes, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), in cooperation with state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), will launch the Social Protection Toolbox on December 5, 10:30 am up to 12:00 noon, at Carlos P. Romulo Hall, NEDA sa Makati Bldg., Makati City. The Social Protection Toolbox is an online platform that provides a database of good social protection practices along with a network of social protection experts to facilitate the building of consensus in “moving forward” toward a broader and more robust coverage. The database contains over 80 good practices of social protection from developing countries. The Philippine launch will be presented to members of government, civil society, academia, and the media. The Toolbox will officially “go live” during the launch. Guests are encouraged to bring their wireless device so they can personally check out the Toolbox while it is being presented by UNESCAP. For more information, please contact Gizelle Manuel or Phidel Vineles at telephone number 893-9585 locals 5032 and 5033 or 892-40549, or email [email protected] or [email protected].
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 08:51:38 +0000
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