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Clustered independent evaluation of the Decent Work Programme (DWP), the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and strategic projects funded by the Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) and Kuwait

eval_number:

2378973

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2378973

location:

country:

State of Palestine

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Clustered independent evaluation of the Decent Work Programme (DWP), the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and strategic projects funded by the Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) and Kuwait

recommendations:

date:

2026-03-27 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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comments:

ACTRAV note: EU-funded reforms can move fast—ensure workers’ organisations have capacity and space to engage (evidence, negotiation support). Embed social dialogue benchmarks, not only technical deliverables.

action_plan:

Agree. The DWCP will support advocacy and design for universal, rights-based social protection, building on lifecycle-based allowances and shock-responsive protocols, while linking protection to decent work and formalization. • Develop next phase of social protection work in close consultation with ILO tripartite constituents, and with other national actors, including MOSD. +Support In close consultation with tripartite constituents support the advancement of lifecycle-based social protection, promoting the progressive establishment of categorical benefits through pilot initiatives that are scalable and standards-aligned (R202). • Ensure institutional arrangements include worker and employer representation and consultation on benefit design, adequacy and delivery safeguards. • Link social protection reform with employment activation measures that protect rights (not workfare) and promote formalization. • Strengthen shock-responsive social protection systems with clear governance, institutional coordination, interoperable registries and accountability mechanisms and support integration and coherence between social insurance and social assistance systems. Advance the progressive development and reform of contributory social insurance scheme for private sector workers, promote extension and coverage to workers in informal employment, and strengthen institutional and administrative capacity

management_response:

Action not yet taken

progress:

No implementation

admin_units:

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

title:

Recommendation 4: Prepare for advocacy and programme design on a shift from poverty-targeted humanitarian aid to universal, lifecycle-based social protection systems. As highlighted in the evaluation findings, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached such scale that virtually the entire population is now considered vulnerable, rendering traditional poverty-targeting mechanisms ineffective. This presents a strategic opportunity for the ILO and its partners to advocate for a universal, rights-based social protection system, aligned with ILO standards and Recommendation No. 202. The ERP’s shock-responsive protocols and the MoSD’s lifecycle-based allowances provide a strong foundation for this transition. Action Points: • Coordinate with MoSD and UNICEF to design and pilot universal social protection schemes. • Advocate for the reallocation of humanitarian donor funding toward systemic social protection aligned with ILO standards. • Institutionalize inclusive mechanisms that integrate employment activation and lifecycle entitlements. • Strengthen shock-responsive systems and link them to national registries and policy frameworks.

project_symbols:

NO_DC_SYMBOL_135

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2379066

information_source:

Country Office

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