Country Programme Document for Jamaica (2017-2021)

Jamaica recognizes the importance of social protection for all citizens and its influence on social stability. The need for viable social protection initiatives “embracing the right to social security and the provision of basic needs” 6 has been underscored and a model proposed that pairs social investments and economic growth. Jamaica emphasizes the symbiotic relationship between social protection and poverty reduction. Threats against the basic minimum standard of living include insufficient capacity in public institutions “to effectively deliver basic social protection interventions.”