Supported by the European Commission and seven Member States, the European Report on Development (ERD) is published annually. The ERD offers Europe’s scientific evidence and innovative policy ideas about how best to support developing countries. Each ERD picks a different theme, and academics, policy-makers and other development stakeholders from across Europe and developing countries gather to analyse and debate development issues and ideas related to this theme. This year, the ERD covers ‘social protection for inclusive development’ in Sub-Saharan Africa. Social protection in Africa includes topics as diverse as cash transfers, health insurance, old age pensions, disability, unemployment benefits, and more.

To find out more about the ERD, you can download this year’s Report, browse the links to the right, or follow ongoing discussions about the Report on our blog. If you have something to say about this year’s Report, please feel free to submit content to our blog as a Guest blogger. We can’t promise to publish everything, but we’re anxious to hear about how Europe’s ideas inspire yours.

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