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[Publication] How can social protection build resilience? Insights from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda

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Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (nov 2016) In this BRACED working paper we present a synthesis of findings from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda on the role of social protection programmes in contributing to people’s capacity to absorb, anticipate and adapt to climate-related shocks and stresses.

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Promotion du droit à la protection sociale des travailleurs domestiques en Afrique de l’Ouest : Les acteurs en charge de la question tirent la sonnette d’alarme

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Malijet (25.11.2016) La problématique de la promotion du droit à la protection des travailleurs domestiques en Afrique de l’Ouest était au cœur d’un atelier sous régional tenu à l’Hôtel Akakos de Bamako du 21 au 25 novembre 2016. C’était l’initiative de Solidarité Mondiale en collaboration avec le Mouvement des Travailleurs Croyants du Mali (MTC-Mali) et le Réseau multi-acteurs de protection du Mali (RNMA-PS). A l’issue des travaux, il ressort une déclaration finale qui a fait l’objet d’une conférence de presse à la maison de la presse de Bamako.

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India: Amma magnanimous: Jayalalithaa’s schemes that made Tamil Nadu a ‘welfare state’

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The Indian Express (06.12.2016) Pro-poor schemes were always a part of Tamil Nadu politics, but it received a strong boost by Jayalalithaa's policies under the 'amma' banner.

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Sénégal : l’aide sociale prend ses marques

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JeuneAfrique.com (19.12.2016) Avec la Couverture maladie universelle (CMU), qui donne aux plus démunis un accès gratuit aux soins de santé, le Programme national de bourses de sécurité familiale (PNBSF) est l’un des piliers de la politique sociale engagée par Macky Sall.

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La Finlande commence à expérimenter le revenu universel

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lemonde.fr (01.01.2017) Deux mille demandeurs d’emploi âgés de 25 à 58 ans ont été tirés au sort pour percevoir 560 euros par mois, en lieu et place de leur allocation chômage, pendant deux ans à partir du 1er janvier.

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[Opinion] Making growth more inclusive by enhancing social protection: the case of Malaysia

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OECD Ecoscope ((08.12.2016) Growth can be more inclusive by pursuing policies that enable improvements in a country’s living standards while sharing gains more equitably across the population. Inclusive growth incorporates a focus on relative – not just absolute – income and wealth inequality, and on well-being, which depends on both monetary and non-monetary conditions, such as access to quality education, employment, housing and healthcare.

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[Report] Linking taxation and social protection: Evidence on redistribution and poverty reduction in Ethiopia

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ictd.ac (06.01.2017) The reduction of poverty, and more recently inequality, are pressing concerns in many low- and middle-income countries, not in the least as a result of the Sustainable Development Goals committing countries to significant improvements by 2030. Redistribution is important for reaching these goals, and is shaped by countries’ tax and welfare systems.

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[Opinion] Being open-minded about universal basic income

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blogs.worldbank.org (06.01.2017) In a world riddled with complexity, the simplicity of universal basic income grants (BIGs) is alluring: just give everyone cash. Excerpts of such radical concepts have been put in practice across the globe, with the launch of a pilot in Kenya, results from India, a coalition in Namibia, an experiment in Finland, a pilot in the Unites States, a referendum in Switzerland, and the redistribution of dividends from natural resources in Alaska and elsewhere.

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MPs in Uganda make case for universal social protection programme

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Development Pathways (26.01.2017) When discussing the governance of social protection in developing countries, we usually focus on the Executive Branch institutions and their role in policy development – as well as the design, implementation and monitoring of schemes – but pay little attention to the role of Parliaments. Nonetheless, as part of their key legislative, oversight and representative functions running across the policy-making process,

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