Technical support on social protection in Cameroon

The aim of this project is to establish a national social protection floor. Support will be provided to the tripartite constituents for the development and application of policies and tools that improve the quality and coverage of social protection with a focus on universal health coverage. Particular emphasis will be placed on providing access to health care for persons living with HIV/AIDS and on extending social protection to vulnerable groups such as workers in the informal economy, the rural sector, and youth. Interventions include the reinforcement of national tripartite dialogue on social protection matters and capacity building of the tripartite constituents in areas such as targeting of social protection services, non-discrimination, roles of employers’ and workers’ organizations, gender equality, and institutional and legal frameworks. The ratification of the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) and the promotion of the Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202) will also be pursued. Work under this project will contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, specifically SDGs 1, 3, 5 and 10 and will be undertaken in partnership with UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO, UNDP and the World Bank.

Project symbol

CMR/16/03/RBS

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Yaounde

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

31/12/2019

Total allocation

404836

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

404836

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Cameroon

Outcomes

Creating and extending social protection floors