poverty

México: Sólo 25% de población en vejez recibe pensión económica

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Jornada UNAM (28.08.2016) Con motivo del Día Nacional del Adulto Mayor, que se conmemora este 28 de agosto, Verónica Montes de Oca, del Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales (IIS), y Marissa Vivaldo Martínez, académica de la Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Zaragoza de la UNAM, señalaron que el principal recurso económico del que dispone este sector es el apoyo familiar o de la comunidad, y sólo el 25 por ciento es beneficiario de una jubilación o pensión económica.

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mexico
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Old-age pensions

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Kenya: Govt, WFP launch central registry of aid beneficiaries

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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.

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kenya
Topics
Extension of coverage
Information and communication technology
Governance and administration

France: Emploi des jeunes - la Cour des comptes pointe l'inefficacité des aides

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L'Obs (06.10.2016) Dans un rapport dévoilé ce mercredi, la Cour des comptes préconise de simplifier et repenser les aides à l'emploi pour les jeunes en intensifiant la formation tout en réduisant l'accompagnement.

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france
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Employment of young workers

Philippines: Low-income electricity consumers to be given social protection under DOF tax plan

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Manilatimes (26.10.2016) Low income electricity consumers will be protected through direct and indirect social protection measures under the tax reform program submitted to the Congress last month by the Department of Finance (DOF

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philippines, the
Topics
Social assistance

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Chile, Mexico, U.S. Have Highest Inequality Rates, OECD Says

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Bloomberg (24.11.2016) Chile, Mexico and the U.S. are the developed countries with the highest rates of inequality, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report.

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chile
mexico
United States
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Social policies & programmes
Inequalities