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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RIPESS calls for turning recognition into implementation at Discussion of UN SG Report on the SSE and Ministerial Dialogue of the SSE Group of Friends
https://youtu.be/fF2PVRSysb0 As part of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in New York, Sandra Moreno, Executive Secretary of RIPESS Intercontinental, participated in the Discussion on the 2026 United Nations Secretary-General’s Report on the implementation of General Assembly Resolution 79/213 on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), followed by the Ministerial Dialogue of the Friends of the SSE Group. The [...]
RIPESS at the UN General Assembly and Climate Week in New York
During the week of 21–26 September 2026, as part of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week NYC, RIPESS Intercontinental will take part in a series of strategic meetings that connect the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) with human rights, climate justice, economic democracy, and the implementation of UN resolutions on the SSE. In a global context marked by [...]
RIPESS joins the discussion on the UN Secretary-General’s report and the Ministerial Dialogue of the Group of Friends on SSE
On 25 September 2026, RIPESS Intercontinental will take part in the high-level meeting “Advancing the Social and Solidarity Economy”, organised by the Spanish Ministry of Labour and Social Economy and the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE). The session will take place from 12:00 to 14:15 at the Instituto Cervantes in New York, coinciding with [...]
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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.
