The Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection

The Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection, launched in September 2021 by  the UN Secretary-General, aims to fast-track global actions for a job-rich recovery and just transitions to more sustainable and inclusive economies. This initiative seeks to extend social protection to some of the 4 billion excluded people and create decent jobs for   the 200 million currently unemployed, as well as the many more who are underemployed or inactive, through investments in the green, care, and digital economies, and thereby support countries in overcoming persistent poverty and inequality. The Joint SDG Fund (the Fund) launched in 2024 its first funding round in support of the Global Accelerator (GA) on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. By investing in joint action by the UN and partners, in particular the World Bank, and led by UN Resident Coordinators (RCs) and World Bank Country Managers and implemented by UN Country Teams (UNCTs) and World Bank Country Teams, the joint programmes developed systemic responses that simultaneously address policy, capacity, and financing needs towards transformational impact. Allocations to joint programmes (JPs) are divided into High Impact Seed funding, and M-GA tracks1 depending on their level of maturity, partnership with the World Bank, and preparedness for transformative impact.