Poverty Reduction and Social Development

The group on Poverty Reduction and Social Development seeks to promote coherence in policy making to ensure that development brings maximum equality and poverty reduction in societies overall. Of particular concern are employment and social protection, gender equality and migration. Learn more.

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Poverty Reduction and Social Development Newsletter: Autumn 2008

18-Nov-2008

In this edition: Global Forum on Migration and Development; Gender Motion Charts; International Workshop "Measuring, Managing and Evaluating Progress in Gender Equality". 

Greater co-ordination is needed between migration and development policies

06-Nov-2008

In the presence of the French Minister of State for Cooperation and Francophony, Jeff Dayton-Johnson of the Development Centre reminded participants at an international seminar of the importance of greater co-ordination between migration and development policies – in order to meet more effectively both sets of policy goals.

International Seminar: Measuring, Managing and Evaluating Progress in Gender Equality

from 19-Nov-2008 to 20-Nov-2008

As part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), gender equality is a key policy objective in developing countries. This seminar focused on the role of statistics and indicators in measuring, managing and evaluating progress in gender equality.

European Governance of Migration

from 17-Sep-2008 to 19-Sep-2008

On 17-19 September, we participated in an international conference organised by the Böll Foundation (Germany). Our paper on "Migration Management: The Development Countries' Perspective" stimulated a lively debate on how to improve the development impact in migrant sending regions.

Now available: Wikigender Posters

10-Sep-2008

The Development Centre offers a free Wikigender poster to the first 250 people who contact us. Simply choose from the list of available colours and send us an email with all necessary shipping details.

Policy Coherence Newsletter: Summer 2008

30-Jul-2008

In this edition: Inclusive Globalisation; Creating More and Better Jobs; Can the Internet Make the World a Better Place?; Informal Employment in Romania

Addressing Romania’s informal sector requires nuanced approach

15-Jul-2008

Informal employment is a widespread phenomenon in Romania and a key challenge for the country’s development. A new OECD Development Centre report analyses this problem and highlights several policy options.

Expert Meeting: Migration and Development

from 10-Jul-2008 to 11-Jul-2008

This meeting generated critical feedback on ongoing work for the Development Centre’s agenda on migration, gathered new insights from both academia and field practitioners and provided a platform for dialogue on key issues surrounding migration and development.

Migration and Development: EADI Conference 2008

on 27-Jun-2008

"Migration and Development: Policy Coherence and Effective Partnerships", organised at the 12th General Conference of EADI, took stock of what we know about the effects of migration on development. Participants shared their specific country or regional experiences to illustrate the mechanisms that link migration and development, in particular related to labour-market effects, the brain drain, remittances, diaspora networks and return migration.

Creating more and better Jobs: What do we know? What can be done?

on 07-May-2008

OECD-World Bank Policy Forum on "Creating more and better Jobs: What do we know?  What can be done?" in Rabat, Morocco.

Policy Coherence Newsletter - Spring 2008

10-Apr-2008

In this edition: Launch of Wikigender; Presentation of "Migration and Developing Countries" in Mexico; Working Paper on "Household Structures and Saving"; Upcoming Events and Conferences.

Launch of Wikigender (www.wikigender.org)

on 07-Mar-2008

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the OECD Development Centre launched a new interactive website,Wikigender (www.wikigender.org), to share and exchange information on gender equality issues.

Informal Employment Re-loaded

15-Jan-2008

Informal employment is back on the research and policy agenda. This working paper discusses the diverse forms of informal employment, focussing on incentives and constraints determining labour market outcomes. “Reloading” informal employment argues for a re-thinking of the current policy agenda and maps out important further directions for research.

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