Saturday, December 29, 2018
The Federal government has disclosed that $40 million has been disbursed out of the $400 million World Bank social empowerment fund captured under the Youth Employment and Social Support Operations (YESSO).
Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja,...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Since its establishment in 2002, the General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority worked on being a safe haven for Qatari citizens, as well as on supporting the 2030 National Vision and other national development strategies.
The General...
Monday, December 3, 2018
A five-day conference kicked off today in Belize City. Policy makers are attempting to strengthen what is in place to eliminate poverty among the various pockets of the vulnerable populations. Issues of healthcare, income security for children, the...
Thursday, November 29, 2018
The new code will benefit 50 crore workers around the world, as opposed to the existing one, which covers only 10 crore. It envisions 14 benefits for the workers. As the coverage of the scheme expanded, implementation became more complex. The...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
The Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) has adopted new rules to protect social security for mobile workers. The rules, which were approved by EMPL yesterday, protect fair access to social security for mobile workers who have to cross intra-EU...
Friday, November 16, 2018
Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) intends to bring in 8 million beneficiaries to its fold after update of the National Socio Economic Registry (NSER). This was shared in a briefing to a delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) that...
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
The city of Ioannina in north-western Greece has concluded the first important steps towards establishing a pilot model of service integration to better meet the needs of its people. After last year’s initial discussions facilitated by WHO, 4 new primary...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Mrs Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser to President Mohammadu Buhari on Social Investment, says the National Social Welfare Pregramme at the National Safety-Nets Co-ordinating Office (NASSCO) targets one million poor people annually. Uwais said this while...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
The State government on Monday launched the first of its kind portal to facilitate direct benefit transfers of social schemes to lakhs of beneficiaries. MahaDBT will be a single-point platform for delivery of benefits, subsidies, and services of 39...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Estonia and Finland will start exchanging digital prescriptions at the end of the year, in a groundbreaking move that Estonian Health Minister Riina Sikkut said she hoped other EU countries will follow. Speaking to EURACTIV.com on the sidelines of the...