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Lutte contre la pauvreté - La Banque mondiale et la protection sociale au Gabon | gabon | Gabonreview (18.12.2015) Mettre en place un système de protection sociale efficace». Ainsi s’intitule la troisième et dernière partie des Cahiers économiques du Gabon, publiés par la Banque mondiale. D’entrée, l’institution financière internationale justifie sa démarche par la nécessité de… |
poverty, published | http://gabonreview.com/blog/lutte-contre-la-pauvrete-la-banque-mondiale-et-la-p… | monitor | |||||
France: La révolution des complémentaires santé obligatoires | france | France Inter (21.12.2015) Au 1er janvier, tous les employeurs de France devront proposer un contrat collectif de couverture santé à leurs salariés. Une mesure pas forcément évidente à mettre en place dans les petites entreprises |
Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.franceinter.fr/emission-le-zoom-de-la-redaction-la-revolution-des-co… | monitor | ||||
St. Kitts And Nevis: Social Protection Interventions Provided for the Poor and Vulnerable Under the 2016 Budget | The St. Kitts And Nevis Observer (16.12.2015) Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has assured that several social protection interventions will continue in 2016 during his Budget presentation on December 15, 2015. |
poverty, published | http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2015/12/16/social-protection-interventio… | monitor | ||||||
Gambia: Gov’t Highly Committed to Social Protection Agenda | gambia | Daily Observer (17.12.2015) The Director of Social Welfare has stressed that the Government of The Gambia is highly committed to its social protection agenda and has ensured that social protection intervention and programmes in its policy are inclusive and responsive to different dimensions of… |
published | http://observer.gm/govt-highly-committed-to-social-protection-agenda | monitor | |||||
France: Un sans-abri sur dix n'a aucune couverture sociale | france | mutualite (01.12.2015) En France, 10% des sans-abri ne bénéficient d'aucune protectio0 sociale et 25% n'ont pas de complémentaire santé, indique une étude publiée le 17 novembre par l'Institut de veille sanitaire. De ce fait, ils recourent moins aux soins malgré "un mauvais… |
poverty, published | http://www.mutualite.fr/actualites/un-sans-abri-sur-dix-na-aucune-couverture-so… | monitor | |||||
The road to universal health coverage - a case study on Gabon | gabon | WHO (12.12.2015) Mobile phones are becoming one of the world’s most important health tools, used in many countries to track exercise, ensure medicines are genuine, and even to read blood glucose levels. In Gabon, they’re being used to raise revenue for the national health system. |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.who.int/features/2015/uhc-gabon/en | monitor | ||||
Australia: Turnbull government to compromise on paid parental leave 'double dipping' | australia | The Sydney Morning Herald (16.12.2015) The Turnbull government has confirmed it is backing away from unpopular changes to paid parental leave proposed under Tony Abbott that saw new parents who claimed work and government entitlements accused of being "double dippers". |
Family benefits | published | http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/turnbull-government-to-co… | monitor | ||||
[Report] The state of social protection in ASEAN at the dawn of integration | Asia | ilo.org (25.11.2015) The ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Social Protection channels a growing consensus in the region that the establishment of Social Protection Floors is fundamental for reducing poverty and inequality and promoting inclusive and sustainable growth. |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage, published | http://www.ilo.org/jakarta/whatwedo/publications/WCMS_428982/lang--en/index.htm | monitor | ||||
The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors | socialprotection-humanrights.org (25.11.2015) In the wake of the International Labour Organization’s adoption of Recommendation 202 in June 2012, the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors was created. But that was not the start of the unique network of today more than 80 NGOs and trade… |
published | http://socialprotection-humanrights.org/expertcom/the-global-coalition-for-soci… | monitor | ||||||
OIT: Panorama Laboral 2015 - 1,7 millones de personas ingresaron a las filas del desempleo en 2015 en América Latina y el Caribe | latin america | ILO/News (10.12.2015) El Panorama Laboral 2015 de la OIT indicó que la desaceleración económica causa un aumento del desempleo e indicios de aumento en la informalidad. Sube el desempleo de mujeres y jóvenes. La situación es preocupante y plantea desafíos de política a los países de la región.… |
Unemployment, Inequalities | megatrends, published | http://www.ilo.org/americas/sala-de-prensa/WCMS_435175/lang--es/index.htm | monitor | ||||
Togo: Le combat pour l’emploi des jeunes | togo | République Togolaise (14.12.2015) Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé, la ministre du Développement à la base, est en tournée dans le pays pour apprécier l’impact des différents programmes mis en œuvre en faveur de l’emploi des jeunes. |
Employment of young workers | youth employment, published | http://www.republicoftogo.com/Toutes-les-rubriques/Politique/Le-combat-pour-l-e… | monitor | ||||
Australia: Private health insurance rebate likely to stay as system reformed | australia | The Australian (14.12.2015) The private health insurance rebate is tipped to remain in some form in the federal government’s shake-up of the sector as industry heads warn its removal will destabilise the public and private systems. |
Health, Health insurance | managing reforms | http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/private-health-insurance-rebate-likely… | monitor | ||||
Nepal: Thousands deprived of social security allowance | nepal | The Kathmandu Post (13.12.2015) Hundreds of senior citizens, Dalit children, single woman and differently able people have been deprived of social security allowances for past six months in the eastern districts. |
poverty, published | http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-12-13/thousands-deprived-of-social… | monitor | |||||
Publicada la Decisión ISA2 que dará continuidad al esfuerzo de asegurar la interoperabilidad entre las administraciones públicas europeas | european union | administracionelectronicaPAE (09.12.2015) La Decisión ISA2 (Abre en nueva ventana) establece un programa relativo a las soluciones de interoperabilidad y los marcos comunes para las administraciones públicas, las empresas y los ciudadanos europeos (programa ISA2) como medio de modernización del… |
Information and communication technology, Governance and administration | published | http://administracionelectronica.gob.es/pae_Home/pae_Actualidad/pae_Noticias/An… | monitor | ||||
España: Las nuevas leyes administrativas suponen una Administración totalmente electrónica, interconectada y transparente | spain | administracionelectronicaPAE (18.11.2015) El Ministro de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas ha hecho estas declaraciones en la clausura de las I Jornadas sobre las nuevas Leyes Administrativas, organizadas por el Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública (INAP). |
Information and communication technology, Governance and administration | published | http://administracionelectronica.gob.es/pae_Home/pae_Actualidad/pae_Noticias/An… | monitor | ||||
Namibia: Key Conclusions of First Namibia Social Protection Conference | namibia | allAfrica.com (11.12.2015) At a social protection conference hosted by the Social Security Commission earlier this year, six key conclusions were reached regarding social protection. |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage, published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201512111472.html | monitor | ||||
South Africa's Cabinet Approves White Paper on Health Insurance | Bloomberg Business (11.12.2015) South Africa’s cabinet has approved a policy white paper on a compulsory health-insurance plan. |
Health | brics | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-11/south-africa-s-cabinet-approv… | monitor | |||||
Finland: Contrary to reports, basic income study still at preliminary stage | finland | kela.fi (11.12.2015) There have been misleading reports in the media about the Finnish experimental study on a Universal Basic Income. Only a preliminary study to explore possibilities has begun. |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage, published | http://www.kela.fi/web/en/news-archive/-/asset_publisher/lN08GY2nIrZo/content/c… | monitor | ||||
Epidemie in Westafrika: Gesundheitssysteme vor dem Zusammenbruch | Africa | Handelsblatt (02.12.2015) In den nächsten Monaten gehe es vor allem darum, Daten zu sammeln, auszuwerten und dann die notwendigen Programme zu schaffen. Viele Spätfolgen müssten entweder mit Psychotherapie oder Medikamenten behandelt werden. „Wir brauchen Spezialisten“, erklärt Hilde De Clerck… |
Health | published | http://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/medizin/epidemie-in-westafrika-gesundheitss… | monitor | ||||
China denkt über höheres Rentenalter nach | china | FAZ (04.12.2015) Mit 50 Jahren ist in China das Arbeitsleben oft schon vorbei. Doch weil das Milliardenvolk schnell altert, werden die Rufe nach einem späteren Renteneinstieg immer lauter. |
Old-age pensions, Population ageing | managing reforms, published | http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/fruehaufsteher/china-denkt-ueber-hoeheres… | monitor | ||||
Poland to lower retirement age in mid-2016: minister | poland | Reuters (09.12.2015) Poland plans to lower the retirement age in mid-2016 as part of a broader social agenda put forward by the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, Labour Minister Elzbieta Rafalska said on Wednesday. |
published | http://news.yahoo.com/poland-lower-retirement-age-mid-2016-minister-134250685--… | monitor | |||||
[Opinion] UK: Cutting disabled people’s benefits won’t help anyone return to work | The Guardian (08.12.2015) This week’s parliamentary review by crossbench peers and disability charities of cuts to out-of-work sickness benefits gives an insight into the thought the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has put into taking £30 a week from cancer patients and paraplegics. |
Disability, Unemployment | published | http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/dec/08/cutting-disabled-benefits-wont-w… | monitor | |||||
Hedge Funds Leave U.S. Pensions With Little to Show for the Fees | Bloomberg (09.12.2015) Here’s what U.S. state and city pension funds are getting this year for the hundreds of millions of dollars in fees they’re forking over to hedge funds: almost nothing. |
Pensions, Financing | published | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-09/hedge-fund-rout-leaves-pensio… | monitor | |||||
Minsk anticipates receiving IMF loan by curtailing social protection policy | belarusinfocus.info (08.12.2015) The Belarusian authorities see no benefits from reforming the existing socio-economic model, while they see the costs and possible negative political effects from such a reform. In order to receive the IMF loan, the leadership will only cut social guarantees to… |
published | http://belarusinfocus.info/p/7162 | monitor | ||||||
México: Aprueban diputados reforma a la Ley de pensiones del ISSSTE | mexico | Noventa Grados (08.12.2015) Con 343 votos a favor, 116 en contra y 2 abstenciones, el Pleno de la Cámara de Diputados aprobó el dictamen que reforma la Ley del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) en materia de pensiones. |
Old-age pensions, Pensions, Governance and administration, Social policies & programmes | managing reforms, published | http://www.noventagrados.com.mx/politica/aprueban-diputados-reforma-a-la-ley-de… | monitor |