Thursday, March 24, 2022
O Brasil precisa investir em políticas de proteção social perenes e de longo prazo para efetivamente reduzir, de maneira sustentável, a pobreza infantil. O estudo “Pobreza Infantil Monetária no Brasil – Impactos da pandemia na renda de famílias com...
Monday, March 21, 2022
Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait announced these procedures shortly following the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) decision to raise the key interest rates by 1 percent.
The procedures include an allocation of EGP 2.7 billion to include 450,000 new...
Friday, March 18, 2022
Since South Africa adopted its post-apartheid constitution in 1996, the country has made important strides in realising the right to social security and in reducing poverty and inequality.
Policies, legislation and administrative infrastructure have...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Brasília. Agosto de 2021. O governo entrega ao Congresso a medida provisória do Auxílio Brasil. O ministro da Cidadania, João Roma (Republicanos), diz que o programa é uma evolução do Bolsa Família. Integrando políticas públicas de assistência social,...
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The expansion of social protection for rural populations is a prerequisite for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 and must be at the core of the post-pandemic recovery policies, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and...
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Significant government support to protect households, firms and jobs helped Colombia navigate the COVID-19 pandemic well and put its economy on track to a strong recovery, but challenges remain to make growth sustainable, according to a new...
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Malaysian politicians have long reminded us that we will soon achieve high-income country status. But the vulnerable, often silent majority has largely felt left out and various vulnerabilities are more acutely felt by this growing “precariat”.
The...
Sunday, January 30, 2022
In summation, both the 2022-23 budget and the finance minister’s ‘India at 100’ long-term vision blindly ignored – without making a mention – the need for establishing a robust social and economic safety net for the most vulnerable populations and...
Friday, January 28, 2022
Social protection programmes to help farmers become more resilient aren’t just safety nets, but can help them make investments and meaningfully engage in markets, says the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.
The views, thoughts and opinions...
Thursday, January 27, 2022
According to the International Labour Organisation, “social protection or social security is a human right and is defined as the set of policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability throughout the lifecycle”. Social...
