Monday, April 19, 2021
The experience of interstate migrant workers calls for a supportive policy framework. A multi-pronged strategy with the involvement of Central, State and local governments supported by community-based organizations is urgently required to address vexed...
Monday, April 12, 2021
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Governments are increasingly making registration in national ID systems mandatory for accessing social...
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Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Asia, India
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Monday, March 29, 2021
Since the mid-1990s, new approaches to poverty reduction have been introduced in countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Some have involved income transfer programmes that target poorer citizens based on various means tests. Most have targeted...
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Africa, South Africa, America, Brazil
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
In the last few decades, Lao PDR has seen high economic growth and poverty reduction and yet, a fifth of the population continues to live below the national poverty line. Maternal and child mortality are high compared to other countries in Southeast Asia...
Thursday, March 11, 2021
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As part of recent COVID-19-related legislation, the US Government has committed to provide a quasi-universal...
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
From Australia to Egypt, migrants and refugees have been especially hard hit by job losses and economic pain during the coronavirus pandemic, with many struggling to access healthcare and state aid, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, America, Colombia, Asia, Philippines, Europe, United Kingdom, Oceania, Australia
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has made the majority of people living in the MENA region even more vulnerable, adding...
Monday, March 1, 2021
The upcoming annual session of the national legislature may unveil key measures to level income distribution in China, in a bid to boost consumption and enhance people's living standards, experts said.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
In Cambodia, the shrinking economy, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, has affected all population groups, but particularly the most vulnerable. A first-of-its-kind government scheme, managed with digital tools supplied by the UN Development Programme (...
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...