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Title | Authored on | Regions / Country | Abstract | measures summary | Description/integral text (Internal-not for publishing) | Topics | Tags | Status | URL | |
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US: The Myth of Welfare’s Corrupting Influence on the Poor | United States | nytimes.com (21.10.2015) Does welfare corrupt the poor? Few ideas are so deeply ingrained in the American popular imagination as the belief that government aid for poor people will just encourage bad behavior. |
published | http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/business/the-myth-of-welfares-corrupting-infl… | monitor | |||||
[Report] Can Social Protection Increase Resilience to Climate Change? A Case Study of Oportunidades in Rural Yucatan, Mexico | mexico | ids.ac.uk (13.04.2016) This paper examines the linkages between social protection and resilience to climate change among poor rural households. To date there is a very limited understanding of the potential role of social protection programmes in contributing to an increase in resilience of the… |
Extension of coverage, Shocks & extreme events | climate change, extending coverage, published, rural world | http://www.ids.ac.uk/publication/can-social-protection-increase-resilience-to-c… | monitor | ||||
México: Disciplina fiscal permitirá enfrentar retos de seguridad social: IMSS | mexico | Noticias Terra (11.04.2016) El director general del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mikel Arriola, afirmó hoy que sólo con disciplina financiera los institutos de seguridad social podrán enfrentar los retos del futuro. |
Governance and administration | published | http://noticias.terra.com/mundo/latinoamerica/disciplina-fiscal-permitira-enfre… | monitor | ||||
Argentina: La ANSES fue reconocida por la asociación internacional de la Seguridad Social | argentina | Iprofesional (13.04.2016) En el marco del Foro Regional de la Seguridad Social para las Américas, la ANSES fue galardonada con el Premio Buenas Prácticas de la Asociación Internacional de la Seguridad Social (AISS) por su tarea diaria en el ámbito de la Seguridad Social. Los representantes del… |
Governance and administration | published | http://www.iprofesional.com/notas/230707-La-ANSES-fue-reconocida-por-la-asociac… | monitor | ||||
Perú: Plan Confianza de Essalud ganó premio internacional | peru | El Peruano (13.04.2016) El Seguro Social de Salud (Essalud) obtuvo un premio internacional gracias a la implementación del Plan Confianza: Más Operaciones, Menos Esperas, un exitoso modelo que ha permitido que desde el 2013 se intervengan quirúrgicamente y en el más breve plazo a miles de… |
Governance and administration, Health | published | http://www.elperuano.com.pe/noticia-plan-confianza-essalud-gano-premio-internac… | monitor | ||||
France: Santé - Le RSI améliore la protection sociale des indépendants | france | Le particulier (13.04.2016) Le Régime social des indépendants a mis en place des mesures favorisant la protection sociale des artisans, commerçants et auto-entrepreneurs. |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.leparticulier.fr/jcms/p1_1605636/le-rsi-ameliore-la-protection-socia… | monitor | ||||
France: L’intérim met en place sa mutuelle santé | france | Liaisons Sociales Magazine (12.04.2016) La généralisation de la complémentaire santé avance à grands pas dans le secteur du travail temporaire. Plus de 800 000 intérimaires devraient, à terme, bénéficier d’une couverture cofinancée par les employeurs. |
Health | published | http://www.wk-rh.fr/actualites/detail/92656/l-interim-met-en-place-sa-mutuelle-… | monitor | ||||
Tutelar seguridad social, salud y bienestar, imperativo central de los gobiernos: STPS | mexico, latin america | El Sol de México (12.04.2016) El Secretario del Trabajo y Previsión Social, Alfonso Navarrete Prida, subrayó que la tutela de la seguridad social, la salud y el bienestar son un imperativo central de los gobiernos, ya que constituye una de las principales herramientas del Estado para proteger a… |
published | http://elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/174012-tutelar-seguridad-social-salud-y-bien… | monitor | |||||
UK: Universal credit cuts to lose low-income families up to £200 a month | The Guardian (10.04.2016) Tens of thousands of low-paid working families can expect to lose up to £200 a month as a result of changes to universal credit introduced on Monday – the first wave of £3bn in welfare cuts that will affect 1m households by 2020. |
Social assistance | poverty, megatrends, published | http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/10/universal-credit-cuts-to-lose-lo… | monitor | |||||
[Opinion] World Health Day - The contribution of health partnerships in universal health coverage | Devex (07.04.2016) World Health Day provides a unique opportunity to look at health through a global lens and shed light on the numerous challenges that communities around the world face when trying to access health care. |
Health | published | https://www.devex.com/news/the-contribution-of-health-partnerships-in-universal… | monitor | |||||
[Report] Strengthening Coherence between Agriculture and Social Protection to Combat Poverty and Hunger in Africa: Framework for Analysis and Action | Africa | fao.org (11.04.2016) Strengthening Coherence between Agriculture and Social Protection to Combat Poverty and Hunger in Africa: Framework for Analysis and Action |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | rural world, extending coverage, published | http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/0cc8d679-8256-467c-8c14-f056f92c0657/?ut… | monitor | ||||
España: Pensiones, la reforma que viene para los ingresos | spain | ABC (08.04.2016) Gobierne quien gobierne en España en los próximos ejercicios no podrá esquivar una nueva reforma del sistema de pensiones. Los ingresos por cotizaciones hace ya años que son insuficientes para financiar las pensiones y la Seguridad Social tiene que recurrir desde 2012 al Fondo… |
Pensions, Governance and administration | managing reforms, published | http://www.abc.es/economia/abci-pensiones-reforma-viene-para-ingresos-201604102… | monitor | ||||
1736 accidents et maladies professionnelles enregistré en 2015 au Sénégal (officiel) | senegal | Star Africa (08.04.2016) Le Sénégal a enregistré au total 1736 cas d’accidents et maladies professionnelles au cours de l’année écoulée, a affirmé mercredi à Dakar, Marie Diallo, Directrice de la Prévention des risques professionnels de la Caisse de sécurité sociale (CSS) du Sénégal. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://fr.starafrica.com/actualites/1736-accidents-et-maladies-professionnelles… | monitor | ||||
France: Allocations familiales - Une appli pour déclarer ses revenus | france | 20 minutes (06.04.2016) L’appli « CAF - Mon compte », qui permet à certains allocataires d’actualiser leur situation, a déjà été téléchargée plus de trois millions de fois… |
Family benefits, Information and communication technology | published | http://www.20minutes.fr/economie/1819887-20160405-allocations-familiales-appli-… | monitor | ||||
La couverture maladie universelle du Gabon à l’épreuve de la fraude | gabon | Le Nouveau Gabon )01.04.2016( Le Gabon est l’un des premiers pays africains à adopter une politique d’assurance maladie obligatoire avec la création de la Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie et de garantie sociale (CNAMGS) en 2007. Le système, bien que salué par bon nombre d’observateurs, doit… |
Health, Governance and administration | published | http://www.lenouveaugabon.com/sante/0104-10082-la-couverture-maladie-universell… | monitor | ||||
France: Fraude fiscale, il n'y a pas que Panama papers | france | franceinfo.fr (05.04.2016) Inutile d'aller jusqu'au Panama pour parler de fraude fiscale. Plus proche de nous et bien réel, il y a le travail au noir. La Sécurité sociale publie des chiffres intéressants à plus d’un titre. |
Error, evasion and fraud | published | http://www.franceinfo.fr/emission/tout-info-tout-eco/2015-2016/fraude-fiscale-i… | monitor | ||||
Ethiopia: UN Agencies Vow to Support Nation's Social Protection Program | ethiopia | AllAfrica (08.04,2016) It was in 2004 that UNICEF and FAO jointly launched the Social Protection Program in Tigray State recognizing the commitment of the government in fighting poverty. Since then, the program has witnessed tremendous impacts on the livelihood of the people in the state. |
published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201604071002.html | monitor | |||||
France: Loi travail - les députés ouvrent le Compte personnel d'activité aux retraités | france | France Transactions (07.04.2016) Les députés ont ouvert mercredi soir aux retraités le Compte personnel d’activité (CPA), présenté comme la grande réforme sociale du quinquennat, dans le cadre de l’examen de la loi travail en commission. |
Employment, Old-age pensions | published | http://www.francetransactions.com/epargne-retraite/Loi-travail-les-deputes-ouvr… | monitor | ||||
China: Govts move to cut burden of social security payments | china | China Daily (31.03.2016) State Council approves regulation allowing national fund to manage local surpluses |
Financing | brics, published | http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-03/31/content_24203863.htm | monitor | ||||
UK: Tiny proportion of men are opting for shared parental leave | The Guardian (05.04.2016) Pay concerns are a key factor, survey finds, as just 40% of employees say their firm encourages sharing leave |
Family benefits | megatrends, published | http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/apr/05/shared-parental-leave-slow-take-up… | monitor | |||||
Rwanda: Strengthen Social Protection Schemes | rwanda | AllAfrica (25.03.2016) A new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has praised the impact of the State-funded Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP), a social protection initiative that has since helped improve the wellbeing of vulnerable citizens across the country… |
poverty, published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201603250254.html | monitor | |||||
Nepal: Make universal health coverage a reality: WHO | nepal | The Himalayan Times (30.03.2016) An estimated 130 million people in WHO South-East Asia Region lack access to essential health services and over 50 million people are pushed into poverty every year because of health care costs. |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/make-universal-health-coverage-areality | monitor | ||||
US: As the poor die earlier, Social Security isn't paying off | United States | CBS News (04.04.2016) Death and taxes may be inevitable, but they hit the rich and poor in different -- and sometimes unfair -- ways. |
published | http://www.cbsnews.com/news/as-the-poor-die-earlier-social-security-isnt-paying… | monitor | |||||
Egypt: Doctors Syndicate recognises new health insurance bill amendments | egypt | Daily News Egypt (04.04.2016) The syndicate reiterated its call for further amendments to the bill ahead of the upcoming parliamentary review |
Health, Health insurance | managing reforms, published | http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2016/04/04/doctors-syndicate-recognises-new-healt… | monitor | ||||
[Opinion] Nigeria: Welcoming Buhari’s social protection initiative | nigeria | The Nation Nigeria (03.04.2016) The new social assistance programme will also enrich social contract between the state and the citizenry and create a culture of accountability and trust between governments and citizens |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | extending coverage, poverty, published | http://thenationonlineng.net/welcoming-buharis-social-protection-initiative | monitor |