Social protection is primarily viewed as an economic investment, however, taking a rights based approach necessitates a focus on broader issues of social justice. While legislation has a role, a rights based approach to social protection empowers poor people to claim their rights from their governments who are the duty bearers, accountable under international and domestic law. This session explored how social protection interventions can ensure the realisation of human rights for the poorest people and the specific attention to children's rights required in order to guarantee their enjoyment of equal rights.

Hon. Irene Ovonji-Odida, FIDA

Rachel Sabates Wheeler, IDS

Fauzia Shariff, DFID
Chair:

Angela Penrose, Grow Up Free From Poverty Coalition