UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy

Description

"The founding meeting of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy took place on 30 September 2013 in Geneva. This is a new inter-agency partnership that aims to assist countries, mobilize political will and enhance momentum towards mainstreaming the issue of SSE in international and national policy frameworks.

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy is a concrete result of the UNRISD Conference, Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy, held in May 2013. At the conference, researchers, policy makers and civil society actors discussed how SSE can contribute to local development, food security, gender equality, environmental protection and health care provisioning. " (http://www.ripess.org/un-inter-agency-task-force-on-social-and-solidarity-economy-established/?lang=en)