Jeudi, 30 Avril 2020
When construction worker Abdul Rahman lost his job to Pakistan's coronavirus lockdown, his choices looked stark: resort to begging on the streets or let his family go hungry.
But the government has now given him a better option: Join tens of...
Vendredi, 24 Avril 2020
COVID-19 has effectively shut down the global economy, leaving billions of people around the world with little means of support. More than 100 countries have announced measures to provide social assistance, including cash transfers and in-kind food...
Jeudi, 5 Mars 2020
The World Bank has approved a $300-million financial package for human development in Pakistan, including a loan of $200 million to improve social and health indicators in about a dozen poorest districts of Punjab.The loan has been approved under the...
Lundi, 2 Mars 2020
Pakistan is still far from the target of Sustainable Development Goals, which is to reduce poverty up to 9% by 2030. To fight poverty, the government needs to come up with a proper poverty reduction strategy and it is time to rethink the whole social...
Jeudi, 27 Frévrier 2020
By covering in-patient costs for the poor and vulnerable, the Sehat Sahulat Program enables their access to quality care and spares them catastrophic health expenditures. This article retraces important steps in Pakistan’s progress towards providing...
Mardi, 25 Frévrier 2020
By building on existing cash transfers and public works schemes, Graduation costs can be kept to a minimum while still generating sustainable impact on the extreme poor. BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) has been providing advisory services...
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Afrique, Guinée, Kénya, Lésotho, Rwanda, Asie, Pakistan, Philippines
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Mardi, 18 Frévrier 2020
Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch the Asset Transfer Scheme on February 21 from South Punjab under the umbrella of “Ehsaas” Programme, ARY News reported. This was announced by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Safety Nets and Poverty...
Samedi, 8 Frévrier 2020
OPINION: More than 100 years ago, the International Labor Organization adopted the Maternity Protection Convention 1919 (No 3) suggesting 12 weeks of paid maternity leave, free healthcare during and after pregnancy, protection from dismissals and...
Lundi, 27 Janvier 2020
Pakistan has almost finalized preparations for the poverty alleviation program Ehsaas Kifalat, which will be officially launched on January 31, by the country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, reports Ary News. Ehsaas digital payment is a key feature of the...
Mardi, 21 Janvier 2020
The Federal Government, has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring access to affordable healthcare and robust social protection to member states of the Developing Eight (D-8) countries. The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada...
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Égypte, Nigéria, Bangladesh, Indonésie, Iran, Malaisie, Pakistan, Turquie, Afrique, Asie
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