Division (a) Health, education, social protection, employment and culture

supporting sectoral reforms that increase access to basic social services, in particular quality health and education services, with a focus on the related MDGs and on access to such services by the poor and by marginalised and vulnerable groups;

strengthening local capacities to respond to global, regional and local challenges, including through using sectoral budget support with intensified policy dialogue;

strengthening health systems, inter alia by addressing the lack of qualified health providers, fair financing for health and making medicines and vaccines more affordable for the poor;

promoting the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of their review conferences and in this context sexual and reproductive health and rights;

ensuring an adequate supply of affordable good quality drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene;

enhancing support for and equal access to quality education;

supporting vocational training for employability and capacity to carry out and use the results of research in favour of sustainable development;

supporting national social protection schemes and floors, including social insurance systems for health and pension schemes, with a focus on reducing inequality;

supporting the decent work agenda, and promoting social dialogue;

promoting inter-cultural dialogue, cultural diversity and respect for the equal dignity of all cultures;

promoting international cooperation to stimulate the contribution of cultural industries to economic growth in developing countries to fully exploit its potential to fight poverty, including addressing issues such as market access and intellectual property rights.