Promotion of SSE at different levels
As a global network covering all continents, RIPESS is uniquely placed to undertake advocacy at different levels from local communities to international institutions, to ensure the promotion of SSE for sustainable, inclusive and transformative development from local to global levels.
Together with our members and international partners, we are working to raise the voice of SSE in international arenas, and to enhance cooperation between States and SSE networks and actors to support the construction of ecosystems that promote SSE development as the alternative development model, driven by the needs of peoples and communities, and the protection of our planet.
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Unlocking the full potential of the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) towards sustainable development with UNTFSSE and other entities and institutions
RIPESS Intercontinental is taking part in this hybrid event in which the ambassadors of France, Senegal and Chile, as well as the representative of the Spanish Government, the World Bank and other important actors on the world stage around the SSE join their support for a systemic change towards an economy that puts people and planet care at the centre. [...]
The African Union adopts its 10-year Economic Plan with the Social Solidarity Economy at its core
The recent adoption of the 10-year Economic Plan by the African Union (AU) marks a milestone in the transformation of the continent, where the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) is at the centre. This plan, which runs from 2023 to 2032, aims to promote inclusive and sustainable development, addressing key challenges such as the creation of decent jobs, the fight [...]
RIPESS LAC at the Regional Forum on Local Economic Development for Latin America and the Caribbean
The 4th Regional Forum on Local Economic Development for Latin America and the Caribbean is being held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 26 to 28 August . This forum is preparatory to the World Forum to be held in 2025 in Seville, Spain. RIPESS LAC actively participated in the previous organisational stages of roundtable 4 entitled ‘Presentation of innovative practices in [...]
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Advocacy work in international arenas—
We are leading the construction of SSE support ecosystems in different international arenas jointly with the continental and thematic member networks. This includes:
RIPESS has been participating in the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on SSE as an observer since its creation in 2013. We work side by side with UN Agencies and other international SSE networks to strengthen the SSE agenda in discussions and policy building at the global level.
Le RIPESS a été étroitement associé à l’initiative depuis le début de ce processus en 2019, et co-modère le groupe de travail sur la gouvernance avec le secrétariat d’État français à l’ESS.
RIPESS is a member of GSEF and vice versa, and we working together to promote intense cooperation between social economy organizations and local governments. RIPESS has been actively present in all GSEF forums, has participated in the organising committees from the first one in Seoul to the most recent one in 2021 in México.
As an observer member in the Economic and Social Council, we have been advocating in the different sessions of the HLPF (through the NGO constituency) urging for the need to include SSE in international strategies for the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals. We are also working to ensure the inclusion of SSE in Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) presented by the Member States.
RIPESS, like many other civil society and local government organisations committed to political action and social change through the promotion, defence and enforcement of the Right to the City at all levels, is part of the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C). It aims to inspire a better future for all human settlements; it is an open, flexible and diverse network with a special focus on people and communities affected by exclusion and marginalisation. We are united by the values of cooperation, collaboration, horizontality, transparency, accountability, equity, participation, empowerment and solidarity.
