Tuesday, September 26, 2023
“We want our fundamental human rights and our right to development to be respected,” said Hipólito Acevei.
Acevei, who is the president of the Federation for Indigenous Peoples’ Self-Determination of Paraguay, has spent a lifetime fighting to improve...
Monday, September 18, 2023
Story of Walberto Valdez: "I have been fishing for 20 years to support my family". Join us in the fishing community of Villeta, on the banks of the Paraguay River, where Walberto Valdez, a dedicated fisher, makes his daily journey. This is the...
Monday, September 11, 2023
To understand what is wrong with social protection in Europe, picture watering a garden with a watering-can full of holes.
No matter how full the watering-can, huge amounts of water intended for the plants will be wasted, leaving the flowers to wilt....
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
In a world grappling with the dual challenges of climate change and socio-economic inequalities and vulnerability, fostering coherence between social protection (SP) and climate action becomes imperative, a Climate Centre brief published today...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
UNICEF welcomes the Sultanate of Oman’s launch of its comprehensive, integrated and progressive social protection system aligned with Oman Vision 2040, the 10th Five-Year Development Plan and the Sustainable Development Goals. The new law represents a...
Sunday, July 23, 2023
The problems facing low-income families have worsened owing to rising global food prices. Consumers in the western economies have seen the cost of their weekly shop rise sharply. Food bank use in Britain has surged as a result of a cost-of-...
Friday, July 21, 2023
Access to social protection is a fundamental human right, yet a recent UN human rights report shows that numerous women and girls worldwide are still unable to access provisions such as social security payments and pensions....
Thursday, July 20, 2023
The new law marks the culmination of an ambitious reform process led by Tawazun, the high-level government programme for fiscal balance (now Estidamah), with the close support of the ILO. The comprehensive reforms entail a complete restructuring of...
Friday, July 7, 2023
Sustainably financing social protection systems covers the way that governments mobilize, allocate and manage public resources to ensure they are viable in the long run. The programme on Improving synergies between social protection and public...
Friday, June 30, 2023
Cash transfers are the epicenter of social protection action. Such programs are shielding up to nearly 800 million people from inflation, they covered 1.3 billion individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their use in humanitarian settings more than...
