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| SAP launches Institute for Digital Government | ARNNet (27.10.2015) Software business, SAP, has launched the SAP Institute for Digital Government alongside five other foundation partners – the Australian Catholic University, Australian National University, European Social Network, International Social Security Association and National… |
Information and communication technology | published | http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/587573/sap-launches-institute-digital-governme… | monitor | |||||
| Azerbaijani delegation attends ISSA Bureau meeting in Geneva | azerbaijan | Azerbaijan State News Agency (27.10.2015) A delegation of the State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan has attended the 111th Bureau meeting of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) held in Geneva, Switzerland. |
published | http://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijani_delegation_attends_ISSA_Bureau_meeting_i… | monitor | |||||
| Ghana: Gender Ministry Implements Social Protection Interventions for Vulnerable Groups | ghana | Allafrica (23.10.2015) The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has formulated and launched a Child and Family Welfare Policy (CFWP) which is designed to prevent and protect children from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. |
Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | megatrends, poverty, published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201510231376.html | monitor | ||||
| La protección social y la seguridad alimentaria pueden contribuir a poner fin a la epidemia de sida | UNAIDS (19.10.2015) El Día Mundial de la Alimentación de este año, celebrado el 16 de octubre, subraya la importancia de los programas de protección social que ayudan a las comunidades locales y que contribuyen a un círculo positivo de crecimiento económico, reducción de la pobreza, mejora de la… |
Health | published | http://www.unaids.org/es/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2015/october/2015… | monitor | |||||
| Algérie: Près de 25% du PIB consacré à la protection sociale (ministère) | algeria | Maghreb Emergent (27.10.2015) Près de 25 % du produit intérieur brut (PIB) est consacré au système de la protection sociale en Algérie, a-t-on appris lundi à Alger, auprès du ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Sécurité sociale. "L'Algérie consacre près de 25% de son PIB au… |
Financing | published | http://www.maghrebemergent.com/actualite/breves/fil-maghreb/52360-algerie-pres-… | monitor | ||||
| France: L’Assemblée vote la création d’une « protection universelle maladie » | france | Le Monde (23.10.2015) Les députés ont voté jeudi 22 octobre dans la soirée la création d’une « protection universelle maladie » (PUMA). Si tout se passe comme prévu, les assurés du régime général pourront bientôt signaler « en un clic » leur changement de situation sur le site Ameli. De quoi… |
Health, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/10/23/l-assemblee-vote-la-creatio… | monitor | ||||
| Women, work and the Sustainable Development Goals: The future of work depends on the future of women at work | ILO/News (21.10.2015) Shauna Olney, Chief of the ILO’s Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch, explains why achieving gender equality is crucial for the world of work. |
Employment, Inequalities | megatrends, published | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/comment-analysis/WCMS_417388/l… | monitor | |||||
| Mali: Conférence nationale sur la protection sociale : Brainstorming autour des pistes pour réduire les inégalités sociales | mali | Malijet (22.10.2015)«La protection sociale, un droit pour tous», c’était le thème de la conférence nationale sur la protection sociale, tenue les 19 et 20 octobre derniers au CICB. La tenue de cette conférence s’inscrivait dans le cadre des activités de la 21ème édition du Mois de la solidarité… |
poverty, published | http://malijet.com/a_la_une_du_mali/138636-conference-nationale-sur-la-protecti… | monitor | |||||
| France: Bercy détaille les économies en 2016 sur la protection sociale, | france | Les Echos (22.10.2015) Les économies attendues s’élèvent à 7,4 milliards d’euros, dont 800 millions espérés grâce à la négociation Unédic. |
Financing | published | http://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/budget-fiscalite/021421789619-bercy-deta… | monitor | ||||
| Italy: Boeri warns against partial measures in pension reform | italy | Gazzetta del Sud (09.10.2015) Tito Boeri, president of Italy's state pension and social security agency INPS, on Friday said that an "organic and structural intervention" is needed for Italian pension reform, not "partial measures drop by drop". "There really needs… |
managing reforms, published | http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/161793/Boeri-warns-against-partial-me… | monitor | |||||
| [Opinion] Is universal health care coming to South Africa? | south africa | CNN (22.09.2015) What do you do when over half of health sector spending is available to less than a fifth of the population? When only 16% have private health insurance and the 84% who do not are forced to turn to a public sector overstretched and understaffed? |
Health, Extension of coverage | brics, extending coverage, published | http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/21/africa/south-africa-nhi-universal-health-care | monitor | ||||
| US: Tests of New Features on HealthCare.gov Go to the Wire | United States | The New York Times (19.10.2015) With the Affordable Care Act’s third open enrollment period to begin in less than two weeks, federal officials are racing to fix new features of HealthCare.gov that are supposed to make it easy for consumers to find insurance plans that cover their doctors and… |
Health, Information and communication technology | published | http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/us/politics/tests-of-new-features-on-healthca… | monitor | ||||
| Tunisie/Maroc: signature d'une nouvelle convention de sécurité sociale | tunisia, morocco | atlasinfo.fr (20.10.2015) La Tunisie et le Maroc ont signé, lundi à Tunis, une nouvelle convention dans le domaine de la sécurité sociale, qui vient actualiser celle de février 1987 en élargissant notamment le spectre des catégories bénéficiaires. |
Governance and administration, International agreements | international_agreement, published | http://www.atlasinfo.fr/Tunisie-Maroc-signature-d-une-nouvelle-convention-de-se… | monitor | ||||
| Can social protection stop child labor in agriculture? | fao.org (16.10.2015) Currently, worldwide, there are 168 million children in child labour, a practice that is particularly pervasive in agriculture and among poor rural households. Almost 60 percent of child labourers aged between five and 17 work in agriculture, often forcibly, and many are… |
Extension of coverage, Social assistance, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage, rural world, published | http://www.fao.org/world-food-day/blog/can-social-protection-stop-child-labor-i… | monitor | |||||
| «Une protection sociale pour tous» | Le Quotidien (20.10.2015) Le Cercle des ONG de développement rappelle que seuls 27% de la population mondiale a actuellement accès à des régimes complets et efficaces de sécurité sociale, et milite pour une protection universelle. |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage, published | http://www.lequotidien.lu/politique-et-societe/une-protection-sociale-pour-tous | monitor | |||||
| Travailleurs détachés: la question du détachement des Polonais en France suscite des interrogations | france, poland | Batiactu (14.10.2015) Alors que Bruxelles ne relâche pas ses efforts et souhaite désormais la mise en place d'une durée maximale de détachement, la "victimisation autour du plombier polonais" refait surface par la voix d'une députée polonaise au Parlement européen. D'… |
Employment, Migration | migration, published | http://www.batiactu.com/edito/travailleurs-detaches-question-detachement-polona… | monitor | ||||
| France: Quels médicaments coûtent le plus cher à la sécurité sociale ? | france | latribune.fr (16.10.2015) Les dépenses 2014 en remboursement de médicaments ont augmenté de 3,8% après deux années de baisse, car les nouveaux traitements contre l'hépatite C ont rendu la facture salée. Mais le médicament le plus coûteux permet de lutter contre les rhumatismes. |
Health | published | http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/chimie-pharmacie/quels-me… | monitor | ||||
| US: Survey reveals knowledge gap about claiming Social Security | United States | The Detroit News (18.10.2015) Just 39 percent of Americans 45 to 64 surveyed by AARP said Social Security benefits will make up at least half of their future retirement income, though the advocacy group says nearly 6 in 10 elderly people rely on the benefits for half or more of their household… |
Governance and administration | published | http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2015/10/18/survey-claiming-social-sec… | monitor | ||||
| Cambodia marks World Food Day, focusing on social protection, agriculture | cambodia | Xinhua Net (16.10.2015) Cambodia celebrated World Food Day here on Friday, stressing the importance of social protection and agriculture in eradicating hunger and poverty, according to a joint press statement. |
poverty, published | http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/16/c_134721086.htm | monitor | |||||
| ILO: World Poverty Day - An end to Poverty by 2030: It can be done | ILO/News (17.10.2015) The theme of this year’s World Poverty Day, “Building a sustainable future: Coming together to end poverty and discrimination”. Statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on World Poverty Day 2015. |
Inequalities | megatrends, poverty, published | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/who-we-are/ilo-director-general/stateme… | monitor | |||||
| [Report] Addressing the Youth Employment Crisis Needs Urgent Global Action | worldbank.org (13.10.2015) In the coming decades, global growth will depend on today’s young people. Combatting the persistent youth employment crisis requires a global effort and proactive action: report |
Employment of young workers | youth employment, published | http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/10/13/addressing-the-youth-… | monitor | |||||
| CFE: Plus de 35 ans de protection sociale pour les Français de l’étranger | france | Le Petit Journal (14.10.2015) Un sondage montre que les Français de l’étranger sont très attachés à la sécurité sociale. Les expatriés peuvent choisir de continuer à bénéficier de la protection sociale « à la française » en adhérant à la Caisse des Français de l’Etranger (CFE). Michel Touverey,… |
Migration | migration, megatrends, published | http://www.lepetitjournal.com/expat/vie-quotidienne/227556-cfe-plus-de-35-ans-d… | monitor | ||||
| US: Veterans Affairs changing customer service frame of reference with new framework | United States | FederalNewsRadio.com (08.10.2015) The Veterans Affairs Department’s ongoing goal to provide world class customer service always begins with a simple premise: understand the veterans experience first and foremost. |
Service quality | services quality, published | http://federalnewsradio.com/management/2015/10/va-changing-customer-service-fra… | monitor | ||||
| FAO: Social protection can help farmers out of poverty | BBC News (13.10.2015) Society must offer the world's poorest farmers a helping hand in order to break the cycle of poverty, a key United Nations report has said. |
Extension of coverage, Social assistance, Social policies & programmes | poverty, rural world, extending coverage, published | http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34517956 | monitor | |||||
| Ghana: Ministry holds validation workshop on social protection policy | ghana | Ghanaweb (13.10.2015) The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, on Tuesday held a day’s stakeholder consultative workshop to validate a national social protection policy, whose process began in January last year. |
published | http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/Ministry-holds-validation-worksh… | monitor |