New Vision (13.10.2015) The Ministry of Health has announced measures it will pursue to ensure that Ugandans live longer healthier lives. They include “seven tips to better health at community level.” The measures announced by the minister, Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye are also meant to ensure that the goal of the health sector, which is attainment of a good standard of health by all people in Uganda, is achieved.

EIN News (13.10.2015) Social protection is emerging as a critical tool in the drive to eradicate hunger, yet the vast majority of the world's rural poor are yet to be covered.

El País (12.10.2015) El matemático escocés, catedrático de la Universidad de Princeton (EE UU), es muy crítico con las políticas de austeridad

L'Opinion (04.10.2015) Si pour Pierre Laroque, «la Sécurité sociale commandait l’extinction du chômage», on est aujourd’hui en train de constater l’inverse, assure Julien Damon: «La persistance d’un niveau élevé de chômage fragilise dangereusement l’édifice de la protection sociale»

telegraph.co.uk (12.10.2015) Scottish economist Angus Deaton, a critic of foreign aid, has been awarded the prize for his work on consumption, poverty and welfare

The Guardian (12.10.2015) Members of the scheme would each be hundreds of pounds better off if funds had been divested from fossil fuels, say campaigners

newsghana.com (11.10.2015) The United Nations High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF), is tasked to follow-up and review the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.

EurActiv (12.10.2015) Europe wants the US to commit to high environmental and social standards, as part of the planned TTIP agreement.

America Economia (07.10.2015) El embajador del Perú en Estados Unidos, Luis Miguel Castilla, afirmó hoy que el reto de la economía peruana y a nivel latinoamericano, en materia laboral, es crear una red de protección social efectiva y que no distorsione el buen funcionamiento del mercado económico.

Malijet (09.10.2015) Pour mieux informer les hommes de médias sur les tenants et aboutissants de la couverture maladie universelle à l’horizon 2018, l’Initiative d’Information, de Communication et de Plaidoyer sur la Protection Sociale au Mali (ICP-Mali), en collaboration avec la Fondation Friedrich Ebert, a organisé une conférence-débats ayant réuni une trentaine de journalistes et des acteurs de la protection sociale.