IPE (23.05.2017) Denmark’s prime minister has definitively retreated from his plan to increase the state pension age by six months, after admitting he was unlikely to win broad political support for the move.

United Nations News Centre (24.05.2017) The newly-elected head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, outlined his priorities for journalists at the agency’s headquarters today in Geneva, where he stressed the need for Member States to provide healthcare for all and to implement international health regulations.

Business Insider (26.05.2017) In his Harvard University commencement speech Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg advocated for exploring a system in which all people receive a standard salary just for being alive, no questions asked.

lenouvelliste.com (25.05.2017) La direction du Développement des activités de santé en Haïti (DASH), en partenariat avec la Banque interaméricaine de développement (BID), a présenté ce jeudi les résultats du projet ‘’Carte assurance santé’’ réalisée dans le cadre d’un partenariat DASH/BID-FORMIN. Ce projet était conçu dans l’objectif de tester un modèle de santé prépayé qui fournit une protection financière importante aux familles à faibles ressources. Les résultats ont démontré que ce type de projet était viable. Pendant que les assurés bénéficient des services de soins à un coût abordable, le DASH arrive à enregistrer une plus-value importante.

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes try to reduce poverty and strengthen the human capital of its beneficiaries. This database provides data on expenditure, coverage and amount of the monetary transfers, as well as detailed information on the different components of CCTs in Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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Social Pensions consist of monetary transfers associated to old age or disability that the State provides to those who have not been working in the formal labour market or have not made contributions to social security during their working life. This database provides data on expenditure, coverage and amount of the monetary transfers, as well as detailed information on the different components of social pensions in Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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This database collects information on labour and productive inclusion programmes targeting persons living in poverty or vulnerability. These programmes are characterized by interventions in the areas of labour training, adult education, direct and indirect employment generation, support to micro entrepreneurship and labour intermediation services. 
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businessdailyafrica.com (09.03.2017) Mobile health wallets (like Kenya’s M-Tiba) are game changers when it comes to efficiently distributing funds and resources for healthcare.

forbes.com (23.06.2017) The European Union is trying to create a law concerning the rise of the robots as they come to steal all our jobs. One of the more ludicrous suggestions is that robots should pay social security taxes for all the social security benefits they won't get. 

Reuters (26.04.2017) The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to strengthen social protection across the bloc as the European Union struggles with a wave of populism triggered by globalization and a migration crisis.

Europa (12.04.2017) Two new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) have just become available and provide information on recent social policy initiatives in the United Kingdom.

El País (25.04.2017) El 27,9% de los españoles está en riesgo de pobreza o exclusión social, según la Encuesta de Condiciones de Vida elaborada con los ingresos declarados de 2015. Aunque esta cifra constituye una leve mejora frente al 28,6% anotado con datos de 2014, el indicador todavía se sitúa lejos del 26,7% que se registró en 2010. El pico de la crisis se dio en 2013, cuando alcanzó al 29,2% de la población.

eclairs.fr (12.04.2017) Socle de la « liberté réelle », pour Philippe Van Parijs et Yannick Vanderborght, le revenu universel ne relève pas du bricolage socio-fiscal. Au-delà de l’assurance et de l’assistance, une telle option invite à réviser les principes fondamentaux, entre autres, de la protection sociale. Alors que le projet n’a jamais été aussi présent dans les programmes et disputes politiques, un ouvrage captivant revient sur sa justification éthique, sa soutenabilité économique et sa faisabilité politique. Que l’on soit pour ou contre l’idée, ses enjeux et traductions concrètes méritent d’être connus. Pour être mieux débattus.

Greek Reporter (18.03.2017) Greece must continue to strengthen social safety nets, ease regulation in network industries, enhance efficiency in public administration; improve the fairness and efficiency of its tax system and improve the quality of its education system. This is according to a report released on Friday by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) “Going for Growth 2017”.

lemonde.fr (26.04.2017) Le « socle des droits sociaux » défendu par Bruxelles vise à améliorer la protection sociale et les conditions de travail. Des principes toutefois non contraignants.

ft.com (26.04.2017) Move to ensure all workers have health insurance and unemployment benefits