Monday, January 25, 2021
Job losses or reduced working hours due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cost the world the equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday, noting that the “massive impact” was nearly four...
Monday, January 25, 2021
The Ministry of Labor and Social Development will launch social protection helpline 117 with support of UNFPA and UK. The helpline is aimed to improve social support of people in difficult life situation, including victims of gender and domestic violence...
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The United Nations (UN) and Maldives on Thursday signed a project document on digitialising social services in order to better protect women and girls from poverty and violence during emergency situations.
Monday, January 18, 2021
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading development organizations, ranging from Save the Children to the World Economic Forum, have consistently called for a “new social contract” that extends well beyond the crisis.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Players in the informal economy sector are crying foul over the latest tightening of Covid-19 lockdown measures and have appealed for increased social protection from the Government. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe recorded...
Monday, January 4, 2021
Women are more likely to experience food insecurity than men, and the pandemic has exacerbated this divide. Women continue to shoulder more household responsibilities, but also now bear the burden of increased poverty and health risks“When it comes to...
