Public sector management / Social protection initiatives

Impact(s) the TA is aligned with enhanced government capacity and leadership in social protection development in selected Pacific developing member countries.

Social protection systems and programs strengthened in selected Pacific DMCs.

Gender responsive social protection policies and investments identified and prioritized.

Capacity in building social protection systems and delivery of social protection services for vulnerable groups

improved.

Knowledge production and partnerships on social protection strengthened.

Two projects on strengthening social protection systems and programs in Palau and Vanuatu have been approved in 2021 and 2022. Assisted in the identification and feasibility assessment of social protection projects in Tonga and Republic of Marshall Islands; and social sector assessment and concept design for active labor market programs in Nauru is ongoing.

Rapid assessment of preparedness, mitigation and response measures designed to reduce the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable groups such as poor households, older persons, informal or unprotected workers, people with disabilities, children and the gender-differentiated effects of COVID-19 on these groups mainly from social, economic and health perspective have been undertaken for Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tuvalu.

The TA assisted in implementing cash transfer for low-income households and high-level assessment of feasible social registry in Federated States of Micronesia.

The TA assisted the Government of Papua New Guinea in developing their National Social Protection Policy which aims at protecting and safeguarding the interest of vulnerable groups and expanding the existing programs and activities pertaining to social protection in the country.

The TA assisted the Government of Nauru in preparing their national social protection strategy which aims to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of social protection programs. The strategy includes ICT Roadmap for the social protection in Nauru.

The TA supported Vanuatu, Kiribati, PNG and Tuvalu in the data collection for the 2018 SPI and preparing the Regional SPI Report for the Pacific.

Supported the feasibility of aged care services in Cook Islands.

Engaged a Disability Specialist to assist in ensuring disability inclusive approaches and measures of ADB assistance in Pacific DMCs.