Thursday, December 07, 2023 to Friday, December 08, 2023
Interpretation will be provided in French and English.
Population ageing is a global trend: the number of older persons aged 65 or over is projected to double, exceeding 1.6 billion by 2050. Emerging and developing countries will likely enter an ageing...
Wednesday, August 03, 2022 to Thursday, August 04, 2022
La mobilité sans cesse croissante des personnes, des biens, autant que des capitaux à l’échelle du continent africain, du reste caractéristique de l’environnement économique international, appelle une réflexion sur la garantie des droits sociaux des...
Location:
Africa, Republic of the Congo
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
In the 21st century, many governments have failed to create jobs quickly enough to absorb the large number of labor market entrants. This challenge will only increase in the future, and has been further complicated by the COVID pandemic. Improved...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 to Friday, October 15, 2021
Social protection is a human right and an economic and social necessity. Social protection benefits and services are powerful tools to combat inter-generational poverty and inequality, and to invest in social and economic development.
The Leave No One...
Monday, January 11, 2021 to Friday, January 15, 2021
Social protection is a sub-set of public actions that help address risk, vulnerability and chronic poverty. Social transfers and social services are a long-term investment. They carry lifetime benefits and high individual and social returns. Social protection...
Thursday, December 13, 2018
This seminar will present the findings of the paper "Can Information Influence the Social Insurance Participation Decision of China's Rural Migrants?". The paper uses a randomized information intervention to shed light on whether poor understanding of social...
Thursday, May 31, 2018 to Friday, June 01, 2018
The ISSA European Network (IEN) will organize a Technical Seminar on Gender mainstreaming in social security on 31 May-1 June 2018 in Reykjavík, Iceland, hosted by the the Social Insurance Administration of Iceland (Tryggingastofnun ríkisins - TR) and the...
Location:
Europe, Iceland
Thursday, May 31, 2018 to Friday, June 01, 2018
The ISSA European Network (IEN) will organize a Technical Seminar on Gender mainstreaming in social security on 31 May-1 June 2018 in Reykjavík, Iceland, hosted by the the Social Insurance Administration of Iceland (Tryggingastofnun ríkisins - TR) and the...
Location:
Europe, Iceland
Monday, February 26, 2018 to Tuesday, February 27, 2018
The conference seeks to bring together researchers, activists and practitioners to discuss new research findings and debate academic and policy issues related to Global Disability and Health. Participants will have the opportunity to attend lectures,...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 to Thursday, February 22, 2018
Introduction
Developing countries are faced with the challenges of poverty reduction, access to care, schooling for all, and inadequate socio-economic infrastructure, despite the many advances of recent years. Such countries, however, have a young population...