Les Echos (15.03.2017) Le déficit de la Sécurité sociale s’est réduit en 2016 de « presque 3 milliards d’euros » et sera inférieur à « 8 milliards  », a annoncé le secrétaire d’Etat au Budget, Christian Eckert.

BBC News (02.03.2017) The alleged exploitation of migrants, and fears that Australians are losing out to foreigners in the jobs market, have prompted the government in Canberra to signal reforms to its temporary overseas workers' scheme.

Le Nouvelliste (21.02.2017) Le nombre de réfugiés bénéficiant d'une aide sociale est en augmentation. En 2015, ils étaient environ 20 000, soit 35% de plus que l'année d'avant.

forbes.com (09.03.2017) The government at the centre is willing to share your rent. A new welfare scheme might soon come into existence where the urban-poor will be given rent vouchers that can be given out to the land lords.

bangkokpost.com (10.03.2017) The world is getting older. The United Nations estimates that the proportion of people aged 60 and above will more than double to 2.1 billion in 2050 from 901 million in 2015, with accelerating ageing in developing economies acting as a key contributing factor to this trend.

D+C - Development + Cooperation (13.03.2017) At home, Germany and other industrialised states consider social protection very important and spend a lot of money on the matter. But when it came to development assistance, the idea of social transfers to the needy was next to taboo around the world for a long time. Things are changing – and that may help put an end to extreme poverty.

France Stratégie (26.01.2017) Évaluer la rentabilité d’un investissement n’est pas toujours aisé. Mais quand il s’agit d’un investissement dans les personnes, c’est un vrai défi. Pourtant des solutions existent. Au premier rang desquelles, l’évaluation d’impact et la revue systématique.

The Economic Times (16.03.2017) India and Brazil on Thursday initialed the finalised text of the Social Security Agreement taking forward the spirit of the Goa Declaration at the 8th BRICS Summit, outcomes of the meetings of BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers held on 9 June 2016 in Geneva and on 27-28 September 2016 in New Delhi,

miroirsocial.com (14.03.2017) Le CRAPS édite aujourd'hui son sixième cahier de propositions intitulé "Big data et nouvelles technologies, la protection sociale à l'heure de la révolution numérique".

TDG (20.03.2017) L’initiative populaire fédérale proposée avec Pierre-Yves Maillard permettrait de préserver les réserves cantonales.

Capital.fr (03.03.2017) Les médecins généralistes peuvent depuis le 1er mars prescrire des séances de sport. Une réforme qui fera du bien aux patients…mais aussi aux finances de la sécurité sociale.

France Stratégie (24.01.2017) C’était une des onze mesures pour la jeunesse promises par le gouvernement au printemps 2016. La concertation en faveur de l’insertion professionnelle des jeunes, lancée en septembre dernier, s’est conclue mardi 24 janvier 2017 par la remise d’un rapport de diagnostic à la ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social.

Southern Voice on Post-MDGs Development Goals (23.11.2016) This research paper, commissioned as part of the series ‘Starting Strong: the first 1000 days of the SDGs’, identifies key actions toward addressing the unfinished business of the MDGs and how to reach those who are furthest behind in relation to the new SDGs.

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”.

PAHO (07.03.2017) Mary Isaac, the Minister of Health and Wellness of St. Lucia, is on a two-day visit to Pan American Health Organization headquarters here to explore health collaboration and outline work on priority public health issues for her island country.

Le Temps (20.03.2017) De nouvelles règles d’indemnisation des frontaliers perdant leur emploi pourraient être décidées avant l’été par l’UE. Elles pourraient coûter cher à la Suisse

The Independent (11.11.2016) One in five children live in poverty in Canada, according to Unicef, and a recent poll found two-thirds of Canadians open to the idea of basic income

Bilan (20.03.2017) La prime mensuelle moyenne de l'assurance-maladie obligatoire pourrait passer à 517 francs en 2040 contre 274 francs en 2015, selon une étude de Credit Suisse.

CTV Vancouver News (06,03.2017) The British Columbia government is adding three types of cancer to those that could be considered occupational diseases suffered by firefighters. A release from the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training says breast cancer, prostate cancer and multiple myeloma will be added to the Firefighters Occupational Disease Regulation under the Workers Compensation Act.

The New Indian Express (26.02.2017) After several decades of vertical disease or age-specific health programmes, there is now general recognition and growing acceptance that the ‘health system’ should be structured and strengthened as an integrated whole to be capable of effectively delivering a variety of health programmes.

Inside-IT (22.03.2017) Die Kantone Bern und Zürich wollen beim Aufbau einer überregionalen E-Health-Plattform zusammenspannen. Angestrebt wird eine gleichberechtigte, partnerschaftliche Lösung, die auch anderen Kantonen offen steht.

EHFCN (21.03.2017) It is undeniable that healthcare fraud, corruption and waste are a serious and growing threat to the sustainability and the quality of European healthcare systems. Unfortunately for many years, a lack of objective information and hard evidence has stood in the way of finding efficient and effective solutions to tackle the problem.

L'UNION | L'actualité du Gabon (23.03.2017) Initialement basé à Yaoundé au Cameroun, le Bureau de liaison de l'Association internationale de sécurité sociale pour l'Afrique centrale, est désormais implanté dans la capitale gabonaise pour un mandat de trois ans, éventuellement renouvelable.

Europa (14.03.2017) The EPSCO Council adopted the 2017 Joint Employment Report (JER) on 3 March, including the Scoreboard of key employment and social indicators. The table below summarizes its main findings.

Reuters (09.03.2017) Parliament approved on Thursday an anti-poverty package aimed at providing financial relief to the growing number of hard-up Italians battered by years of economic stagnation and high unemployment.