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GSEF Social Economy Session at the PrepCom III25 – 27 Jul, Surabaya, Indonesia
GSEF together with FMDV hosted a joint session at the UN Habitat III preparatory committee (PrepCom III) in Surabaya. The PrepCom III is the last meeting for finalising the New Urban Agenda of UN Habitat III which will be officially adopted in October 2016 at the Quito Conference. GSEF Secretary General Laurence Kwark with other partner institutions contributed to the New Urban Agenda dialogues through the joint session on the urban economy and urban development financing.
Below is the list of session participants and the briefs of their discussion topics.
Speaker
Laurence Kwark (Secretary General, GSEF): Implementing transformative economy and finance through the SSE (Social and Solidarity Economy)
Philippe Akoa (President/director RIAFCO, FEICOM): Local financing institutions: Mainspring catalyzers of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, the example of the RIAFCO and FEICOM in Africa
Anggraeni Irawati Hermantyo (Secretary General, RIPESS-Asia): Collaboration between community based organization in SSEF (SSE Financing) and local governments: partnering for success
Emmanuelle Pinault (Head of City Diplomacy, C40): Financing the city projects and (PPP) Public-Private Partnership to have positive impacts to tackle climate changes
Moderator
Carlos De Freitas (Director of Programmes, FMDV)
Through the session, GSEF contributed to the global efforts of setting the New Urban Agenda for the Habitat III and extended its global network with other leading organisations.
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development20 Jul, New York, USA
The high-level political forum on sustainable development for reviewing 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals was held for 9 days in New York. On the 20th July, a side event on ‘Social Solidarity Economy as a Strategic Means of Implementation of the SDGs’ moderated by Paul Ladd from UNRISD (UNTFSSE) was held. Government representatives from France, Cameroon, Greece and Spain and including RIPESS, speakers from civil society, IOs, academia gave their inputs on the topic. The session provided an opportunity to engage with the dialogues on the relevance and effectiveness of Social and Solidarity Economy for achieving SDGs. Various areas such as SSE policy, legal framework, financing and research were covered through the discussion. GSEF as an observer of UNTFSSE (United Nations Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy) has been actively participating in advocating the SSE as an alternative way of implementation of 2030 Agenda in a more human and community centered manner.
GSEF Social Economy Session at the APAY National GS’s Conference12-15 Jul, Yangon, Myanmar
GSEF Co-chairman Rev. Song organised a session on the social economy on the 14th of July at the Asia Pacific Alliance of YMCAs’ national General Secretaies’ conference in Yangon. 16 Member countries in the reigon gathered to discuss YMCA’s Quadrennial Plan (2016-2019) and the contribution of social economy in establishing the YMCA’s strategic action plans at the local and national level such as youth-led micro enterprises and cooperatives.
Through the session, Co-chairman Rev. Song highlighted the role and importance of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia and had a Q&A session with the General Secretaries of APAY. Main thems discussed as below;
- Historical background of social economy
- Relevance and significance of social economy in contemporary Asia
- Examples of social economy in Korea, other parts of Asia and beyond.
- YMCA’s strategy for the active engagement in social economy.
APAY has a significant potential to leverage social enterprises operating in Asia and the Pacific Region and as a steering committee member of GSEF will be cooperating closely with the GSEF to promote the SSE particuarly in the field of community and youth.
GSEF’s participation in the ILO South-South and Triangular Cooperation Academy11 – 15 Jul, Turin, Italy
GSEF team manager Jinkyung Choi participated in the ILO South-South and Triangular Cooperation Academy in Turin. With over 150 participants including public officers, international organisation staffs and civil society activists, GSEF discussed the efforts of achieving sustainable socioeconomic development from around the world with particular emphasis on the triangular cooperation.
Through the Academy and exchange with various representatives from different continents, GSEF extended its international network and promoted discussion on the role of SSE and international solidarity for developing countries. GSEF also had a chance to discuss with ILO in hosting the next Social and Solidarity Economy Academy in Seoul to promote the regional dialogues and efforts of promoting the SSE.
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