oecd (28.01.2019) The notion that social protection is “universal” rests on two elements, namely that “everyone” is “covered.”

ILO (07.02.2019) The importance of ensuring adequate social protection for children has long been high on the agenda of both the ILO and UNICEF. For children, social protection takes on a special significance, since the negative effects of poverty and deprivation in childhood have ramifications that can last a lifetime.

ILO (07.02.2019) To end poverty, ensure social protection for all and make good on international commitments made in 2015, countries around the world have been urged at a ministerial-level conference at the International Labour Organization to take five actions towards universal social protection.

cae-eco (Janvier 2019) Les politiques d’allègements de cotisations sociales se succèdent, mais les créations d’emploi, ou les exportations, ne sont pas pour autant au rendez-vous.

Development Pathways (06.02.2019) The big story in the social protection world last week was the news that Mexico’s Prospera programme is to be abolished after 21 years. Formerly known as Progresa and Oportunidades, it had become an iconic programme for advocates of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) and widely disseminated internationally. 

Healthy DEvelopments - BMZ (January 2019)  Key points for further thought and discussion

• Is the USP2030 goal (SDG 1.3) realistic?
• How to provide USP in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) including to people in the informal sector?
• What is the role of targeting in USP?
• What problems can hamper the development of USP?
• Has the focus on the official shared goal of USP2030 improved coordination among development partners?

le360 (05.02.2019) Le montant de la cotisation n’a pas encore été arrêté, ce qui suscite de vives inquiétudes. Selon les premières simulations, il serait de 733 dirhams minimum par mois, sur la base d’un barème correspondant à une fois et demi le Smig.

socialprotection.org (05.02.2019) Universal social protection (USP) is essential to the economic and social development of individuals, communities and nations. It is also a human right. We call on all countries to live up to their commitment to develop nationally owned social protection systems for all, including floors, as articulated in the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015.

reuters.com (01.02.2019) India on Friday announced a pension scheme targeting at least 100 million workers in the unorganized sector, such as drivers, maids and cobblers

ILO (29.01.2019) Social protection and the right to social security have been an integral element of the mandate of the International Labour Organization (ILO) since its creation