https://hdl.handle.net/10419/148718 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:28:54 GMT 2026-10-05T11:28:54Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/312928 Title: The climate-care nexus: Input to the study on care and support, pursuant to HRC resolution 54/6 Authors: Ackzell, Anna Eknor; Cos-Montiel, Francisco; Estrada, María; Vélez, Fabio Abstract: There is a growing scientific consensus that climate change induced crisis and environmental degradation impact males and females differently and exacerbate pre-existing gender inequalities in the world of work. One main area of this gendered impact is paid and unpaid care work, which is provided for by women and girls to a greater extent than men and boys. The care burden increases during climate change induced crisis such as heat waves, natural catastrophes and overall environmental degradation, including drought, increased periods of flooding and desertification. Climate change induced crisis also taxes the health care system, which is largely a feminized labour sector. When we recognize that the "care crisis" is aggravated by the climate crisis and environmental degradation, it is clear that the intersection of the two has a more severe impact for groups of people that are also affected by other categories of difference in their individual lives, social practices, institutional arrangements and localities. In this way, the impact of climate change as well as the care crisis needs to be understood from an intersectional perspective in order to avoid exacerbating the often-concealed interests of less powerful parties, benefitting hegemonic interests. If until a few years ago the climate and care agendas did not seem to find points of contact, they are now beginning to be thought of as inseparable. Indeed, if the care crisis warned of the necessary interdependence of people and generations for the sustainability of societies, and the climate and environmental crisis warned of the inexorable eco-dependence that links us with our planet and with all forms of life, we now know that the care of life in general is a necessary condition for its sustainability. This note is a call for action for policymakers and the research community to engage with the topic of the climate-care nexus and examine its impact on the human rights of unpaid and paid caregivers, recipients of care and self-care of caregivers and recipients of care, including those who are women and girls, persons with disabilities, children and older people. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/312928 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/324253 Title: Impacto de las labores de cuidado sobre la salud de las personas cuidadoras en Chile: Asistencia técnica Authors: Rosado, Julio; Sanchez, Eunice Abstract: Esta publicación presenta los hallazgos de un estudio colaborativo entre el Instituto de Investigación de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo Social (UNRISD) y el Ministerio de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género de Chile (MMEG), desarrollado en el marco de un Memorando de Entendimiento suscrito por ambas instituciones. El estudio examina los impactos del trabajo de cuidados no remunerado en la salud de las mujeres cuidadoras en Chile, utilizando fuentes de datos oficiales como la Encuesta de Protección Social, la Encuesta Nacional de Uso del Tiempo y la Encuesta Nacional de Empleo. Mediante la integración de indicadores desagregados por género y la aplicación de técnicas de aprendizaje automático, la investigación introduce una metodología innovadora basada en la métrica AVISA (Años de Vida Saludable Ajustados) para estimar la carga acumulada de enfermedad asociada a las responsabilidades de cuidado. Los resultados evidencian una correlación significativa entre la intensidad del trabajo de cuidados no remunerado y la prevalencia de enfermedades crónicas entre mujeres cuidadoras, tales como depresión, artritis, artrosis y diabetes. En particular, se estima que el 64 % de los AVISA relacionados con la depresión en mujeres son atribuibles a la sobrecarga de cuidados. Estos hallazgos aportan evidencia robusta sobre la intersección crítica entre desigualdad de género, salud y organización social del cuidado, y refuerzan la urgencia de avanzar hacia políticas públicas integrales que reconozcan, redistribuyan y reduzcan el trabajo de cuidados no remunerado. La evidencia generada constituye un insumo estratégico para el diseño e implementación del Sistema Nacional Integral de Cuidados de Chile, al tiempo que fortalece la agenda de políticas públicas feministas, visibilizando los costos humanos, sociales y fiscales de la desvalorización del cuidado. Este trabajo se llevó a cabo gracias a la ayuda de una subvención otorgada por el Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo (IDRC), Ottawa, Canadá, y en colaboración con la Alianza Global por los Cuidados. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/324253 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/333512 Title: Inclusive peace for social development: Priority areas for the Second World Summit for Social Development Authors: Jones, Briony; Morris, Rebecca; Cherif, Karima; Tonui, Faith Chelangat; Nashiba, Nakabira; Oliveira, Marianne; Worth, Denise Abstract: For the 2025 Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2), the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), as the only institution within the UN system with a dedicated mandate to research the social dimensions for development, launched a global consultation to understand public concerns and collect effective solutions and policies to the biggest social development challenges of our time, shaping the outcomes of the WSSD2 and future implementation of its programme of action. In this context, UNRISD, in collaboration with the Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development and the Warwick Society and Culture Interdisciplinary Research Spotlight, launched a survey targeting students and young peace makers to gather their perspectives on peace and social development. A follow up workshop was held at the 2024 Geneva Peace Week, and a group of students were selected, following a competitive application process, and invited to co-author this paper. Their work focuses on the intersection between peace and social development, using illustrative case studies from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, and covering the topics of education, socio-economic development, women's participation, and urban governance. Taken as a whole, this paper argues for an inclusive approach to peace in order to achieve socioeconomic development which enhances well-being for all. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/333512 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10419/289831 Title: System change for economic transformation: Toward fair fiscal contracts Authors: Hujo, Katja; Fuentes-Nieva, Ricardo Abstract: Multiple interconnected crises and unravelling social contracts have created a challenging scenario for social development, democratic governance and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At this critical juncture, the Club de Madrid has called upon its partners to rethink social development within the context of a new eco-social contract as a pathway toward sustainable futures. As part of its 2023 Annual Policy Dialogue (APD) on "Rethinking Social Development for People and Planet," Club de Madrid has convened key partners and stakeholders to discuss potential solutions and evidence-based policy recommendations that can inform future multilateral initiatives. In preparation for the policy dialogue, three working groups have been constituted to create a platform for informed deliberations and to identify concrete and actionable recommendations for policy and governance reforms. This paper is the key output of the UNRISD-led Working Group 1 on "System Change for Economic Transformation." It focuses on fair fiscal contracts, defined as fiscal and financial arrangements that raise sufficient resources for climate action and SDG implementation and fairly distribute the financing burden within and between countries. The paper outlines pathways toward fair fiscal contracts, looking at domestic resource mobilization (DRM) and public expenditure as the two sides of the fiscal contract. It then addresses issues related to ongoing or proposed reforms of the international financial architecture and creation of global fiscal and financial pacts. The final section clusters policy recommendations into four themes: (1) Fostering an enabling environment for system change; (2) Making DRM equitable, effective and sustainable; (3) Creating fair global fiscal pacts; and (4) Delivering on eco-social contracts through public investment and transformative policies. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10419/289831 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z