Tuesday, September 13, 2022
For Indonesia’s social protection policies to properly advance gender equality, they must do more for women outside their traditional social roles, Vania Budianto writes.
Indonesian social protection policies have gone through significant...
Monday, May 24, 2021
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The need for higher allocation for the social safety net programmes (SSNPs) has never been felt so badly than...
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America, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, South Korea
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
New Oxfam research shows that over a third of the world’s population has had no public money to cope with the effects of the pandemic. A new report “Shelter from the Storm”, done in partnership with Development Pathways, reviewed government schemes...
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Africa, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, America, Bolivia, Guatemala, Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
The Federal Government, has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring access to affordable healthcare and robust social protection to member states of the Developing Eight (D-8) countries. The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada...
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Egypt, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey, Africa, Asia
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported on Monday that the disparity of poverty levels between urban and rural areas remained very high as the national poverty rate decreased to 9.41 percent as of March. The poverty disparity among provinces in the...
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Indonesia is an ageing society. There are approximately 20 million older people, and by 2050 this is projected to reach 70 million. But with only 11% accessing contributory pension schemes, there is very limited income security for the vast majority...
Sunday, August 20, 2017
State-owned lender Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) launched on Sunday TASA, a special savings account for disadvantaged children, as part of its larger efforts to widen the country's financial inclusion. TASA will be used to funnel social assistance...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
The World Bank has approved a $200 million loan to help the Indonesian government expand social assistance programs in an effort to eradicate poverty, according to a statement released on Wednesday (10/05).
Rodrigo A. Chaves, World Bank's country...
Saturday, February 25, 2017
The Jakarta Social Affairs Agency reports that 1,111 elderly people are currently being looked after at three city-owned nursing homes. Miftahul Huda of the agency said that around 60 percent of the seniors came from outside Jakarta. "They are not...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Indonesia’s informal sector still makes up the largest proportion of the economy. The failure of social protection to cover the roughly 65 percent of informal workers will almost certainly contribute to increased poverty levels and inequality in the near...