Deciphering the high share of informal employment in the world Why is social protection an "economic investment"?
A report titled “A New Economy of Social Inclusion; How to make changes for the benefit of everyone? ” which was published in October 2026 by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations.
The main message of the report is that social inclusion should not be seen as an additional cost to governments or just a support policy. Investment in education, health, employment, digital infrastructure and social support is part of the economic growth infrastructure.
Development becomes meaningful when its benefits reach people's daily lives, rather than being seen only in the statistics of economic growth and technological progress. Global experience shows that ignoring social inclusion has a heavy price for the future of the economy. For Iran, the main challenge is not only to overcome economic crises; Instead, it builds an economy where no group is left out of the opportunity to get ahead because of poverty, gender, geographic location or lack of skills.
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