nation.co.ke (17.09.2016) The government and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched a central database registry to gather information of beneficiaries of all social protection services in the country.
blogs.worldbank.org (12.09.2016) While many of us work hard to postpone growing old, ageing populations as a whole are inevitable, predictable and something countries can prepare for. As developing countries prosper, their citizens will live longer and, hopefully, healthier lives. By 2050, the number of people in the world 65 and older will have doubled from 10% to 20%. By then 80% of the world’s elderly –nearly 1.3 billion people - will live in low-income countries.
gdi.manchester.ac.uk (02.09.2016) A large share of the population in Uganda is still economically vulnerable, despite a remarkable reduction in poverty in recent decades.
ilo.org (19.09.2016) At this year's UN General Assembly , world leaders will launch an unprecedented effort to roll out universal social protection in countries all around the world. Heads of state, the World Bank Group and International Labour Organization will convene on Wednesday 21 September to inaugurate the Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection , which aims to make pensions, maternity, disability and child benefits, among others, available to all persons, closing the gap for hundreds of millions currently unprotected worldwide.
adiac-congo (10.09.2016) Fort des résultats probants obtenus dans sa phase expérimentale, Lisungi, système de filets sociaux, bénéficie d’un financement additionnel de la part de la Banque mondiale (BM) d’un montant de 10 millions de dollars américain, soit plus de 5 milliards FCFA
ilo.org (21.09.2016) New partnership will expand social protection measures worldwide as part of efforts to combat poverty and rising income inequality. New data show that many developing countries are already achieving universal schemes.
Portafolio (28.09.2016) En la asamblea anual de Naciones Unidas, el presidente del Banco Mundial, Jim Yong Kim, y el Director de la Organización Internacional del trabajo (OIT), Guy Ryder, anunciaron la asociación de esfuerzos para extender la protección social en todo el mundo, como parte de los esfuerzos para combatir la pobreza y la creciente desigualdad de los ingresos, siguiendo la tendencia internacional que ha llevado a varios países a establecer servicios de cobertura universal.
Le Quotidien (01.10.2016) La Cicodev a publié, hier le rapport sur l’ «Effectivité de l’enrôlement et de la prise en charge des ménages bénéficiaires des bourses de sécurité familiale dans les mutuelles de santé communautaires dans le cadre de la Cmu». Plusieurs recommandations ont été dégagées par le directeur exécutif Amadou Kanouté et Cie
dailynewsegypt (05.10.2016) The government plans to expand the implementation of social protection networks through providing social safety programmes for the most needy groups, said Prime Minister Sherif Ismail.
The News (05.10.2016) Pakistan has taken a major step in the realm of universal health coverage by launching the National Health Insurance Initiative, which caters to the health needs of population living below the poverty line through provision of free health services in the public and private sectors. The initiative, in terms of its model and scale, serves as an example that can be replicated in other countries of the region.
