Building Myanmar's Social Protection System Can Protect the Poorest

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World Bank (04.11.2015) Traditional support structures such as families and communities are insufficient to help households cope with multiple issues that affect their wellbeing. Community support is usually limited to funeral funds and sporadic donations. Families suffer increased hardship when the main income earner becomes injured or passes away.

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myanmar
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Social assistance
Inequalities

Algeria: El Ghazi Emphasizes in Geneva Algeria's Commitment to Social Protection of Workers, Dependents

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AllAfrica (11.11.2015) Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Mohamed El Ghazi emphasized Tuesday in Geneva (Switzerland) the attachment of Algeria to the social protection of workers and dependents as recommended by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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Estados Unidos: Piden una red de protección social para los trabajadores autónomos

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La Vanguardia (10.11.2015) Una alianza de empresas emergentes, profesores, sindicatos y representantes del Gobierno de Estados Unidos hicieron pública hoy una carta en la que piden que se replantee el sistema de protección social para el creciente número de trabajadores por cuenta propia.

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United States
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Health
Employment
Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes

Mali : Protection sociale - La Couverture maladie universelle pour tous d’ici 2018

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Mali Actu (09.11.2015) La Maison des Ainés a abrité, le vendredi 23 octobre dernier, la cérémonie de lancement des travaux du Groupe d’experts pour l’opérationnalisation de la couverture Maladie Universelle (C.M.U). L’ouverture des travaux était présidée par le Secrétaire général du Ministère de la Solidarité, de l’Action humanitaire et de la Reconstruction du Nord, M. Samba Alhamoudou Baby.

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mali
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Health
Health insurance
Extension of coverage

France: Maladie, vieillesse, emploi… des prestations sociales en hausse

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Le Monde (10.11.2015) Une progression sensiblement inférieure à celle des années précédentes. La direction des études du ministère des affaires sociales (Drees) a publié, mardi 10 novembre, des données provisoires concernant les prestations sociales, qui montrent qu’elles ont connu en France une hausse de 2,5 % par rapport à 2013. Ces prestations, qui totaliseraient 688,9 milliards d’euros en France en 2014, soit l’équivalent de 32,3 % du PIB, avaient effectivement connu des évolutions annuelles comprises entre + 3 % et + 3,3 % entre 2010 et 2013. Passage en revue des différentes aides.

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Australia: Human Services wins international award for online services

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Government News (10.11.2015) Human Services Minister Stuart Robert said the Department won the award for improving the quality and accessibility of social services for millions of Australians through its recent service delivery reforms and development of online services.

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australia
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Information and communication technology

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Progress Towards Ethiopian Universal Health Coverage

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AllAfrica (06.11.2015) The World Health Organization defines universal health coverage (UHC) as a situation in which all people who need health services receive them, without incurring financial hardship. UHC is currently perceived as a crucial component of sustainable development and listed as one of the possible goals of the post-2015 development agenda.

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ethiopia
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Health
Health insurance
Extension of coverage

[Opinion] China: Social Protection Key to Poverty Alleviation

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World Bank News (09.11.2015) China has an unmatched record of achievement in poverty reduction over the past three and a half decades - accounting for 72 percent of the global reduction in extreme poverty. Last month, at the United Nations General Assembly, President Xi Jinping reiterated China's ambitious targets to further reduce poverty, as 7 percent of the developing world's poor still live in China today.

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china
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Social assistance
Social policies & programmes
Inequalities