effective-states.org (25.10.2016) The politics of promoting social cash transfers in Uganda

Wafa (18.10.2016) Marking the United Nations-designated International Day of Eradication of Poverty, the European Union (EU) and the Ministry of Social Development launched a new €1.5 million capacity building program for the improvement of social protection systems in Palestine, an EU statement said on Monday.

Les Echos (26.10.2016) Remettre en cause les coûteux montages financiers de notre protection sociale est impératif.

IPE (07.10.2016) Australia maintains its position as the country with the most sustainable public pensions system, according to the Allianz 2016 Pension Sustainability Index. As with the last study, published in 2014, the Nordics are the top European countries. Denmark is runner-up, followed by Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway. New Zealand again claims sixth place.

Le Nouveau Gabon (26.10.2016) L’information a été révélée par le ministre en charge du Développement social et familial, de la Prévoyance sociale et de la Solidarité nationale, Paul Biyoghe Mba, lors d’un séminaire du Bureau des liaisons de l’Association internationale de la sécurité sociale (AISS), pour l’Afrique centrale, en début de semaine à Libreville.

TDG (20.10.2016) L’Université des seniors publie une étude sur le lien entre économie et santé. Elle révèle un potentiel de réduction des coûts.

BusinessMirror (26.10.2016) With the spread of globalization and interconnectivity in various aspects of modern society driven by continuing advances in technology, the world is, indeed, getting smaller. Institutions can be rendered vulnerable to developments not only in their immediate environment but even in the global milieu.

The New Times Rwanda (26.10.2016) The law concerning organization of social security defines work injury as “any accident, whatever the cause may be, that befalls a worker while on duty.” Besides accidents that may befall an employee to or from work, his or her residence, other situations that are considered as occupational injury are accidents that happen when an employee is on his or her usual route where they get meals or receive remuneration as long as the journey is not interrupted or diverted for personal reasons and not related to duty.

BBC News (26.10.2016) A rising number of retirees are cashing in their pension pots but the amount they typically withdraw has fallen, figures show.

lefigaro.fr (25.10.2016) CSG pour les retraités, lutte contre les déserts médicaux, hausse du prix du tabac à rouler…Le projet de budget de la Sécurité sociale pour 2017 comporte de nombreuses mesures qui promettent de vifs débats à l'Assemblée nationale où il est examiné à partir d'aujourd'hui.