Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Government-funded food assistance and cash transfers serve as crucial tools for alleviating poverty and inequality, with millions of families across the U.S. relying on social safety net programs to help meet their basic needs. State and federal policies...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Despite being one of the most effective anti-poverty programmes we have at our disposal – as well as a universal human right – social protection coverage remains shockingly low. Over four billion people globally receive no benefits at all, with the...
Monday, October 23, 2023
The extension of social protection to all workers, including those in the informal economy, is crucial to creating better quality employment. For this to happen, it is essential that financing for social protection is increased. A new scheme for...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Social protection systems currently play a limited role in supporting people with disabilities across much of the globe. While some countries achieve broad social protection coverage for persons with disabilities through a combination of income security...
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....
Friday, September 8, 2023
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) estimates that it supports one-third of all the people in the country, working largely through those government structures. Despite that support, a recent U.N. food security review found that a quarter of all...
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...
