Latin America and the Caribbean
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Inequalities in the region significantly impact the food security of rural populations, such as family farmers, women, Indigenous Peoples, and Afro-descendent communities.
FAO works to improve social protection systems. This involves supporting the expansion of adequate coverage of social assistance and social insurance, and strengthening integrated policy approaches to agricultural development, food security and nutrition, and poverty reduction in rural areas. FAO also assists governments in adopting a humanitarian-development approach, integrating inclusive and sustainable development principles into emergency response strategies while enhancing coherence with climate change adaptation programs.
Countries
News
Launch of Joint SDG Fund to improve working conditions for wage workers
13/05/2025
Efforts focus on improving working conditions for wage workers, securing their social and labour rights.
FAO, the Inter-American Development Bank and Brazil´s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change advocate for greater use of social protection for inclusive climate action
02/04/2025
The collaboration aims to inform the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty and COP 30.
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Social protection programmes curb hunger and food insecurity amid challenges
27/01/2025
New UN report offers insights into how social protection strengthens climate resilience among rural populations and reduces inequalities.
Integrating social protection into climate action in the Caribbean
13/12/2024
FAO and UNICEF support Barbados and Grenada in linking social protection to climate commitments.
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FAO launches new project to strengthen the resilience of Indigenous Peoples through social protection
20/06/2024
The project involves consultations with Indigenous Peoples to assess their food and knowledge systems, as well as their access to opportunities,...
In the Caribbean, FAO advocates for stronger political commitment on social protection for climate change
14/06/2024
At a high-level event convened/hosted by FAO and UNICEF, experts call for social protection to be positioned high on the climate agenda
Publications
Publication
Leveraging social protection and economic inclusion interventions for agrifood system transformation - A case study of Peru
09/2023
Sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems are critical to achieving food security and nutrition, promoting adequate livelihoods for farmers,...
Publication
Evaluation of the impact of unemployment insurance on the socioeconomic conditions of small-scale fishers
02/2023
Seguro Desemplego do Pescador Artesanal, or insurance-defeso, is a program related to one of the management measures for fishing in Brazil, the Defeso,...