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Bangladesh: Thrust on taking climate-sensitive social protection schemes monitor

thefinancialexpress (02.10.2016) Speakers at a discussion on Sunday underscored the need for making the existing social protection programmes more climate sensitive by taking community-based adaptive social protection schemes to address poverty and cope with the aftermath of any disaster

climate change Social assistance, Shocks & extreme events Asia, bangladesh
El envejecimiento en América Latina monitor

Telesur (02.10.2016) En el 2050 se espera que unos 2 mil millones de personas tengan más de 60 años. El envejecimiento en la población hace necesario la implementación de políticas dirigidas a este sector.

megatrends Old-age pensions, Population ageing latin america
Ghana: NDC to roll-out additional social protection initiatives monitor

Ghana Web (26.09.2016) The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has affirmed that under its next government structure (2017-2021) it would roll-out additional social protection initiatives to sustain the livelihood of the vulnerable and lift others out of poverty.

extending coverage Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes ghana
Egypt: Government plans to expand social protection networks: Prime Minister monitor

dailynewsegypt (05.10.2016) The government plans to expand the implementation of social protection networks through providing social safety programmes for the most needy groups, said Prime Minister Sherif Ismail.

extending coverage Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities egypt
Protection sociale au Mali : les hommes de médias formés par l’ICP-Mali monitor

Malijet (28.09.2016) Du 15 au 16 septembre 2016, s'est tenue au local de l'UTM (Union technique de la mutualité malienne), une session de formation sur le renforcement des capacités des professionnels de la communication sur la protection sociale. Cette formation a été organisée par l'ICP-Mali (Initiative d'information, de communication et de plaidoyer sur la protection sociale au Mali) avec l'appui de la Fondation Friedrich Ebert au Mali et la collaboration de l'Utm.

mali
Swiss pension reform on target monitor

SWI swissinfo 29.09.2016( The number of retirees is growing, which puts a strain on pension funding. Over the past 20 years, attempts to reform Switzerland’s 100-year-old social institution have always failed. Now the House of Representatives has hammered out some changes. For example, the retirement age for women will be increased from 64 to 65

managing reforms Pensions switzerland
Assurance Maladie Obligatoire : Une 1ère application mobile pour le Maroc monitor

infomediaire.net (04.10.2016) La Caisse Nationale des Organismes de Prévoyance Sociale (CNOPS) a développé sa 1re application mobile, "Smart CNOPS", afin de permettre à ses assurés du secteur public et les étudiants, de suivre sur leurs smartphones ou tablettes, les prestations d’assurance maladie obligatoire (AMO).

Information and communication technology, Health morocco
Kenya student: How health insurance saved my life monitor

bbc.com (10.10.2016) Eighteen-year-old high school student Edger Mulili says he would not be alive today if his father had not contributed $5 (£4) a month to a government health insurance scheme in Kenya.

extending coverage Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage kenya
Canada: CCOHS launches website to bring health, work, wellness together monitor

cos-mag (05.10.2016) The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has released a new Healthy Workplaces website that brings together some of the best information, tools and resources available to help employers, workers and practitioners participate in making their workplaces healthy and safe.

Occupational accidents and diseases canada
Action sociale : la Guinée se dote enfin d’une politique nationale de protection sociale monitor

Guinéenews (30.09.2016) Mieux vaut tard que jamais. A l’instar de nombreux pays africains et du monde, la Guinée va se doter d’une politique nationale de protection sociale. En conclave durant deux jours depuis ce 28 septembre 2016, les acteurs concernés comptent définir les mesures, stratégies et instruments y afférant dans le but de reculer la pauvreté en République de Guinée, a-t-on constaté.

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France: Auto-entrepreneurs : vers une meilleure protection sociale ? monitor

Localtis.info (05.10.2016) Les auto-entrepreneurs représentent désormais près de la moitié des travailleurs indépendants. Nombre d'entre eux travaillent dans les quartiers prioritaires de la politique de la ville. Afin de favoriser le développement de ce régime et mieux l'encadrer, la Fédération des auto-entrepreneurs (FEDae) plaide pour un meilleur cadre social pour ses bénéficiaires.

france
Ghana: MOGCSP Hosts Inaugural Social Protection Dialogue monitor

allAfrica.com (04.10.2016) Mrs Nana Oye Lithur, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, has commended the World Bank and other development partners for supporting government in its efforts at eradicating poverty in Ghana.

extending coverage Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes ghana
UK: Women do four years more work than men in lifetime, report shows monitor

The Guardian (22.09.2016) A young woman entering the job market today can expect to do an average of four years more work than her male peers over her working lifetime, according to a report.

France: Emploi des jeunes - la Cour des comptes pointe l'inefficacité des aides monitor

L'Obs (06.10.2016) Dans un rapport dévoilé ce mercredi, la Cour des comptes préconise de simplifier et repenser les aides à l'emploi pour les jeunes en intensifiant la formation tout en réduisant l'accompagnement.

youth employment, poverty, megatrends Employment of young workers france
France: Professionnels libéraux : vers une protection sociale renforcée ? monitor

Les Echos (08.10.2016) Avec le projet de loi de financement de la Sécurité sociale pour 2017, la couverture sociale obligatoire des artisans et commerçants serait étendue aux professions libérales non réglementées.

extending coverage Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes france
Panamá será sede del Foro Mundial de la Seguridad Social 2016 monitor

Metro Libre (09.10.2016) Panamá acogerá el Foro Mundial de la Seguridad Social del 14 al 18 de noviembre próximo, en el que se estudiará los desafíos y el futuro del sistema por parte de más de mil expertos de 155 países, informaron hoy sus organizadores.

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UK: Pensions revolution: Ministers plan shake-up to get savers investing in building projects monitor

telegraph.co.uk (08.10.2016) Radical pension reforms are being prepared by the Government to help millions of savers get better returns, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt.

Investment, Pensions united kingdom
Pakistan shares its universal health coverage model with regional countries monitor

The News (05.10.2016) Pakistan has taken a major step in the realm of universal health coverage by launching the National Health Insurance Initiative, which caters to the health needs of population living below the poverty line through provision of free health services in the public and private sectors. The initiative, in terms of its model and scale, serves as an example that can be replicated in other countries of the region.

extending coverage Extension of coverage pakistan
France: Dégressivité des allocations chômage, une fausse bonne idée? monitor

La Tribune (06.10.2016) Une étude de l'OFCE vient contredire quelques idées sur les bienfaits qu'entraînerait l'instauration de la dégressivité des allocations chômage. Selon son auteur, l'impact serait limité sur le redressement des finances du régime et l’accélération du retour vers l'emploi ne serait pas prouvée.

megatrends Unemployment france
Dignity, not poverty – the cash grants helping Uganda's older generation monitor

The Guardian (10.10.2016) A programme of small cash transfers is having a big impact, empowering Uganda’s vulnerable older people

extending coverage, poverty Extension of coverage, Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers uganda
UK: Single body to advise public on pensions and debt monitor

BBC News (09.10.2016) A new financial guidance service to provide advice on pensions, managing debts and other money issues is to be created by the government.

Pensions united kingdom
Europe’s health systems on life support monitor

Politico (06.10.2016) Europe’s health care systems aren’t feeling very well. Doctors have been threatening massive strikes in Britain to protest pay and conditions. Italian regions are going bankrupt trying to fund medicines. Drugmakers are pulling diabetes drugs from Germany, blaming government-set prices that don’t let them recoup their investment.

Health european union
US: Why Men Are Scared to Take Paternity Leave monitor

Bloomberg (10.10.2016) One would think that if given the paid time off to care for their newborns, men would take it. But even at the rarified companies that offer paternity or parental leave, new dads don't often take advantage of the benefit. Why not? Sure, there's the cultural stigma and the (legitimate) fear of losing out on job opportunities. But giving men less time off than women might also have something to do with it.

Family benefits United States
France: La réforme des retraites occasionnera aussi des surcoûts monitor

Reuters (12.10.2016) Le recul de 60 à 62 ans de l'âge légal de la retraite occasionnera des surcoûts allant jusqu'à 2,1 milliards d'euros par an sous la forme de suppléments de pensions d'invalidité et de minima sociaux, selon la direction des études (Drees) du ministère des Affaires sociales.

Pensions france
What do we really know about income inequality? monitor

ILO Work In Progress (07.10.2016) If you watch the news or read the papers, chances are you have heard about income inequality. The issue is complex and polarizing. But what does income inequality really mean?

poverty, extending coverage Extension of coverage, Inequalities