oecd.org (Sept 2025) A Review of the Existing Social Benefits in Portugal and Reform Proposals for an Improved System

Asian Development Bank (Nov 2025) Showcasing innovative community-based long-term care (LTC) models in Indonesia, Mongolia, and Viet Nam, this publication looks at ways integrated and holistic care and support services can underpin aging in place and improve health outcomes.

ilo.org (12.12.2025) Developed with the support of the ILO-China Partnership Programme, the app represents a milestone in modernising social protection.

ids.ac.uk (04.12.2025) Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services that they are entitled to as new digital ID systems continue being imposed across the continent, requiring them to provide biometric and personal information, new research reveals.

ilo.org (05.12.2025) As crises become more frequent and complex, robust unemployment protection systems are essential to safeguard income security and support full, productive and freely chosen employment. This new ILO brief provides practical guidance for building rights-based unemployment protection schemes that deliver on these goals. 

socialprotection.org (2025) This scoping review investigates the potential for channelling innovative climate finance into social protection systems with a specific focus on rural populations.

ldi.upenn.edu (dec 2025) For more than 60 years, Congress has debated public policy around long-term care. Meanwhile, middle-class American families struggle to afford the care their older relatives need. Most people will need help with basic daily activities at some point in their lives, and many will be unable to pay for it. In this brief, we present an overview of the current long-term care crisis and its historical context .

lemonde-fr (02.12.2025) Dans un rapport rendu public mardi 2 décembre, la Cour des comptes a analysé les conséquences de la baisse de la fertilité et du vieillissement de la population sur les finances publiques.

E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies (Vol. 14 No. 2 - 2025) This paper examines the challenges facing European social security systems, focusing on Italy and Sweden’s differing approaches to pension reform amid ageing populations. It analyses how demographic shifts—such as declining fertility and increased longevity—are impacting the balance between contributors and beneficiaries in pay-as-you-go (PAYG) schemes.

socialprotection.org (2025) The MENA region faces increasing vulnerability, displacement and humanitarian needs that outpace available resources. While social protection systems exist in several countries, conflict, fragility and parallel humanitarian responses have strained national efforts. Strengthening coordination between humanitarian, development and SP actors is critical to ensure more coherent, efficient and sustainable support and impact.