Monday, March 7, 2022
Most of the social security benefits provided by Kela are available only to those who expect to stay in Finland permanently, but eligibility for benefits can also be based on employment. Further, there are situations where there is a right to...
Monday, January 3, 2022
Morocco has announced an expansion of social protection programs, which will be made up of new categories. The government, through Khaled Ait Taleb, Minister of Health and Social Protection, reported on the new project in which the country’s leadership...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
The Solomon Islands has committed to achieving a stronger, sustainably financed health system that provides Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all its people. Yet navigating the complexities of health funding is a significant challenge in...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed huge gaps in Malaysia’s social protection system not just for the B40 but also for the M40. It showed that people are vulnerable even if they appear to be quite wealthy and it has been a shock that can hopefully be a...
Monday, October 11, 2021
The policy discussion which included nine government institutions and a host of local and International partners in the Social Protection sector, was led by the Minister of Gender Children and Social Protection, who chairs the National Social Protection...
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Today, at the Global Citizen Live event, Administrator Samantha Power announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support to address urgent humanitarian needs...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Social protection includes policies, programmes and measures aimed at ensuring a basic standard of living for a nation's people and protecting people against major shocks such as serious illnesses, injury and unemployment.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Four articles of the latest issue of the Policy in Focus magazine - “What’s next for social protection in light of COVID-19: challenges ahead”—discuss specific types of social protection responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: food security and nutrition...
Monday, July 5, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated socioeconomic inequalities within and across countries. The policy...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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This blog is part of a Better Assistance in Crises Research programme series exploring the implications of...