Building caring societies across the G20 and beyond
International conference on the sidelines of the summit
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
As part of Care 20, a collaborative group dedicated to advancing comprehensive care policies in G20 countries, IDRC is supporting this day-long conference on the sidelines of the G20 Social Summit. The conference features various IDRC-supported initiatives and research partners and serves as an opportunity to amplify the perspectives and needs of the Global South. Collaboration with representatives from South Africa will ensure that these efforts continue, as the G20 presidency transitions to that country in 2025.
The conference features the launch of the Global Roadmap for Action and a T20 policy brief outlining recommendations for valuing care as a key pillar in building resilient societies and achieving sustainable development. Two other announcements — the Care and Climate Fund and a care and climate policy brief — highlight the link between climate change and care work. Climate change increases the need for paid and unpaid care work and reduces access to natural resources, putting a strain on care responsibilities.
The event is co-hosted by Care 20 and led by the Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento and Southern Voice with support from IDRC, the Global Alliance for Care, W20 and T20, along with many other national and international organizations including UN Women, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Brazilian National Secretariat of Care, United Cities and Local Governments, the UN Research Institute for Social Development, Instituto Eqüit and Oxfam.
Learn more about the Care 20 initiative
Making care a priority in G20 discussions
Thursday, November 14, 14:00 to 16:00 (BRT)
Espaço Kobra, Room K Primeiro 15
Through a series of dynamic sessions, this event will convene diverse voices — global leaders, grassroots activists, care workers and others — to share their perspectives, experiences and knowledge to propose solutions to care-related challenges from an intersectional lens. The activity will amplify the voices and lessons learned from the Global South, leveraging the G20 Global South troika of India, Brazil and South Africa.
The aim is to build bridges towards the G20 discussions in South Africa and expand the coalition of stakeholders committed to driving change. Rather than confining these conclusions to closed discussions, the goal is to foster an open, inclusive dialogue that involves the care economy and its stakeholders in all their diversity.