The African Union (AU) Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and Social Security states that Member States should ensure good governance and coordination among institutions responsible for the delivery of social protection; protect the rights of individuals to human dignity and the special rights of children to survival, development and protection, and subject to the provisions of this Protocol, to equal treatment in relation to social protection; provide social protection benefits; develop policies, legislation and programmes that improve the standard of life of individuals and address the needs of vulnerable groups, including but not limited to children, persons with disabilities, women and older persons; ensure that social protection is human rights-based, follows a lifecycle approach, addresses vulnerability and inequality, and is inclusive, leaving no one behind, among others.