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This Resolutionis being promoted by the Government of Spain, through the
Ministry of Labour and Social Economy
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The 2nd Vice-President of the Government and Minister of Labour and Social
Economy, Yolanda Díaz, led the event held at the United Nations headquarters in
New York on the ´Contribution of the Social and Solidarity Economy to the SDGs
and potential of a resolution of the UN General Assembly on Social Economy´, organized
last Friday by the Government of Spain with the support of the ILO (International Labour Organization) , UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development) and the United Nations Inter-Agency Committee on
Social and Solidarity Economy
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The Second Vice-President and Minister of Labour and Social Economy,
Yolanda Díaz: "The Social Economy promotes a more humane, fair and
sustainable economic model with a decisive role in the transformation of the
world economy towards a sustainable economy model"
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The president of CEPES, Juan Antonio Pedreño has pointed out that "the
social economy is living a unique moment in Spain and also in Europe and
internationally. "Thisnew challenge
opened with the United Nations is not only an impressive public policy, but also
a horizon in which the Global Social Economy will experience unprecedented
growth, contributing to a more just, inclusive and sustainable society and
economy."
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Ministerial representatives of France, Dominican Republic, Senegal, Slovenia,
Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Italy, Portugal, Morocco, Malaysia and Bulgaria
supported the initiative of Spain at the event held in New York
Madrid, July 26, 2021.- The Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy (CEPES) shows
its satisfaction with the leadership of the Ministry of Labor and Social
Economy and the initiative of the Government of Spain in the event held at the
headquarters of the United Nations last Friday in which the bases to promote the first UN resolution on Social Economy.
The event, called ´Contribution of the Social and Solidarity Economy to
the SDGs and potential of a resolution of the UN General Assemblyon Social
Economy´, was organized by the Government of Spain with the support of the ILO
(International Labour Organization) UNCTAD
(Conference of the United Nations On
Trade and Development) and the United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on
Social and Solidarity Economy.
The second vice president and Minister of Labor and Social Economy,
Yolanda Díaz, opened the event where she highlighted the capacity of the social
economy business model as "a tool for the sustainability of the
territories, generating jobs that are not relocatable", as well as its
ability to "combat inequalities and, at the same time, fight against the
climate crisis". Díaz also pointed
out that the social economy "breaksa more humane, fair and sustainable
economic model with a decisive role in the transformation of the world economy
towards a sustainable economy model." Healso pointed out
the importance of these companies in areas "as relevant" as
agricultural production, health, industry, commerce, education, housing, energy
distribution or finance.
The 2nd Vice-President advanced that the proposal for a resolution will be
presented soon, with whose approval the transversal presence of the Social
Economy in the areas of action of the United Nations will be promoted.
The president
of CEPES, Juan Antonio Pedreño has pointed out that "the social
economy is living a unique moment in Spain and also in Europe and
internationally. Together with the
Community Institutions, which have a policy to promote this business
model in the EU, and the Recommendations adopted by the ILO and OECD last June,
the global momentum will be definitive with the resolution on Social Economy
that the United Nations will adopt thanks to the impulse of Spain together with
other Governments of Asia, Africa, Latin
America and Europe, as well as the ILO and other UN agencies." This
recommendation will be an impressive public policy that will allow the Social
Economy to change scale."
Pedreño also pointed out that "it is
indisputable the leading and referential role that our country plays today
before the European Institutions and in international organizations, promoting
the role of the social economy to generate a more inclusive and sustainable
growth as they have claimed today together with Vice President Díaz both the
Secretary General of the ILO, Guy Ryder,
and the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development, Rebeca Grynspan."
During the event, different representatives of governments from around
the world intervened to support the initiative led by Spain
to promote this resolution at the United
Nations General Assembly. In this regard, Ministerial representatives of France,
the Dominican Republic, Senegal and Slovenia were present, as well as the governments
of Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Italy, Portugal, Morocco, Malaysia and
Bulgaria.
Along the same lines, the President of UNECOSOC (United Nations Economic
and Social Council) and Permanent Representative of Botswana to theUnited
Nations, Collen Vixen Kelapile, reaffirmed the importance of betting on this
model because it allows a " transformative and inclusive economy that
solves social and environmental problems".
The representative
of UNCTAD, Raymond Landveld, highlighted the effects of the pandemic on society,
highlighting the need to reach an agreement on social knowledge, through the trust of the ONandthe
member states.
For
her part, the representative of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
at the UN, Beate Andrees, focused on the importance of reaching an
agreement and achieving coherence among UN members in relation to the Economía Social
and its definition.
On
the other hand, the president of the GSEF (Global Forum of the Social
Economy) and the mayor of
Bordeaux, Pierre Hurmic, stressed that this business model is the model of
the economy of the mañana: "itis key in the reconstruction policies to
transform our economic models," he said. In addition, on the future
resolution, he declared that "it will be a turning point to publicize the
potentialities of the social economy and create a global and inspiring
definition of public policies."
The Policy
Coordinator of the International Cooperative Alliance and member of the
International Coalition of SSE (ICSSE), Joseph Njuguna, highlighted the role
of cooperatives, as part of the social economy,
in the SDGs and in the 2030 Agenda, both
at the labor and economic levels, contributing to the sustainability of
employment.
The Minister
of Labor of the Dominican Republic, Luis Miguel de Camps, agreed that "we
live in a time of high inequality, in which the Social Economy and Solidaria
has the role of leading the improvement of this moment through the cooperation
of the COUNTRIES of the UN".
From
France, the Secretary of State for Social and Solidarity Economy and
Associative Life, Marlene Schiappa, also intervened, who also showed her support
for the Resolutionand highlighted the response that the social economy offers
to the production and consumption models of tomorrow, reinvesting the benefits in
human capital.
