World Social Protection Report 2024-26

Universal social protection has a pivotal role to play in supporting climate action and supporting a just transition. Despite the significant progress in extending social protection coverage since 2015, many countries are still not well prepared to face the challenges ahead.

This report focuses on the climate crisis and the need to transition to a more sustainable world, and provides a global overview of progress made around the world since 2015 in extending social protection.

It identifies protection gaps and sets out key policy recommendations, including those for achieving the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.