Africa: Political Will and Sustained Financing Needed to Ensure Africa's Poor Are Not Left Behind

Dakar — The strong political will of Africa's leaders is needed to ensure increased and sustained financing for social protection initiatives, if the continent is to lift millions of people out of poverty and onto the path to prosperity.

At the same time, social protection should be seen as a comprehensive set of inter-sectoral interventions that protect citizens - prioritising the poorest - from social, environmental and economic shocks that arise throughout their life-cycle, and build their ability to withstand crises, as well as improve their wellbeing.

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