Burkina Faso: Diffusion de la Politique nationale de protection sociale : Un séminaire à l’attention des journalistes

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 07/15/2015 - 15:15

leFaso.net (14.07.2015) Du 14 au 16 juillet 2015 se tient à Kombissiri un séminaire de diffusion de la Politique nationale de protection sociale (PNPS) au profit des professionnels des médias publics et privés. Initié par le secrétariat permanent du Conseil national pour la protection sociale, le lancement a été fait par le secrétaire général du premier ministère, Youma Zerbo représentant le premier ministre.

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burkina faso
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Communication
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Ireland: Postmasters protest over new social protection forms

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 07/15/2015 - 08:23

Irish Times (15.07.2015) Irish postmasters have accused the Government of trying to divert business away from post offices and have returned thousands of new social protection forms to Tánaiste Joan Burton’s department.

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ireland
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Governance and administration
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Greek Debt Crisis: What Does The Bailout Agreement Mean For Pensioners?

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 07/14/2015 - 13:41

ibtimes.com (13.07.2015) Throughout the grueling, six-month battle over Greece’s bailout terms, the most contentious issue has been that of pensions. As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tries this week to sell the deal to his reluctant party, the left-wing Syriza coalition, retirement benefits will likely take center-stage.

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greece
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Old-age pensions
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Les numéros de Sécurité sociale de plus de 20 millions d'Américains piratés

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 15:05

francetvinfo.fr (13.07.2015) Piratage de grande ampleur aux Etats-Unis. Des hackers ont mis la main sur des données sensibles de 21,5 millions d'Américains, dont des numéros de sécurité sociale, annonce l'Office of personnel management (OPM, en anglais), jeudi 9 juillet. Ces données étaient stockées dans des bases des pouvoirs publics.

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United States
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Greece offers tax hikes and pension reform in new bailout plan

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 08:45

Deutsche Welle (10.07.2015) Greece has submitted new bailout proposals to its eurozone creditors in a last ditch effort to unlock more funding and avoid economic collapse. The measures are more in line with lenders' demands than previous offers.

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greece
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Pensions

Combining social protection with pro-poor investments can eradicate world hunger by 2030

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 08:23

UN News Center (10.07.2015) According to a new joint United Nations agency report, an additional $160 per year for each person living in extreme poverty would end chronic hunger – and additional investments of an estimated $267 billion annually in social protection and in rural and urban areas would sustainably eradicate world hunger by 2030.

Jorge Familiar: “Lo que cambió en América Latina es la exigencia social”

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 07/10/2015 - 13:05

El País (08.07.2015) Las reformas acometidas en los últimos años y la presión de la sociedad latinoamericana por avanzar contra la pobreza o lograr mejores servicios públicos son, en opinión del mexicano Jorge Familiar, las mejoras salvaguardas ante un horizonte económico que vuelve a nublarse.

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latin america