Friday, November 23, 2018
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that the Austrian government must give the same social security benefits to refugees as it does to its residents.
The case came from action brought by Ahmad Shah Ayubi who had been granted refugee...
Friday, November 2, 2018
The World Bank on Thursday called on governments around the world to invest more in education and health in its flagship World Development Report 2019 presented in the Swiss capital of Bern. Saying that disruptive technologies are changing the world of...
Friday, November 2, 2018
The World Bank on Thursday, November 1, approved a $60 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for the Ghana Productive Safety Net project. The project aims at strengthening, improving social safety nets and the productive inclusion of...
Monday, October 29, 2018
The World Bank said that the Philippines’ social protection measures are “well-developed” with increased coverage for the marginalized, but noted gaps in inter-government coordination. “The Philippines has achieved relatively good coverage of the...
Friday, October 19, 2018
Government is consistently monitoring the country’s food security situation with 10 percent of public expenditure having been set aside to fund drought mitigation efforts and avert the effects of El Nino, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural...
Sunday, October 14, 2018
The World Bank has announced funding of up to $1 billion for the Government of Indonesia to supplement relief and reconstruction efforts in the disaster-affected areas of Lombok and Sulawesi, and to bolster long-term resilience. The funding will be...
