Wednesday, July 26, 2023
UNICEF welcomes the Sultanate of Oman’s launch of its comprehensive, integrated and progressive social protection system aligned with Oman Vision 2040, the 10th Five-Year Development Plan and the Sustainable Development Goals. The new law represents a...
Friday, February 24, 2023
The discourse on restoring the prestige of the Egyptian state was one of the key political discourses advanced by the June 2013 regime, and it was not devoid of repercussions, in particular on the state’s general budget. It quickly prompted the...
Thursday, October 20, 2022
The World Bank describes South Africa’s approach to social protection as an effective mechanism in addressing both poverty and inequality, underpinned by ‘a combination of commitment, leadership, backing from the Constitution, focus on technical...
Monday, October 17, 2022
In statements to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, ILO calls for a crisis response that reduces inequalities and promotes sustainability, through universal social protection, adequate wage increases, greater support for...
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Climate change is intensifying food insecurity across sub-Saharan Africa, where Russia’s war in Ukraine and the pandemic are also adding to food shortages and high prices.
Climate events, which destroy crops and disrupt food transport, are...
Friday, August 5, 2022
En los últimos días del actual gobierno, el Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social emitió un decreto con el que se reglamenta el pago de licencias de maternidad y paternidad, así como las incapacidades.
“Mediante el Decreto 1427 de 2022, el...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
COVID-19 brought into sharp focus the low level of social protection coverage of the self-employed through contributory schemes in African countries.
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
In 2021, The Hamilton Project has been doing a deep dive into social insurance in the United States. Our capstone analysis shows that social insurance plays a critical role for workers and families – both in times of crisis, as...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
As the Asia Pacific develops, more countries in the region must build comprehensive policy frameworks that promote wellbeing in old age, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana writes.
Older persons are highly visible across Asia and the Pacific: they work in...
Monday, June 20, 2022
The expanded child tax credit (CTC) has been one of the United States’ most successful anti-poverty programs in decades, and it’s shameful that Congress has not extended it for 2022. About 3 million children were kept out of poverty when the program...