poverty

Lutte contre la pauvreté - La Banque mondiale et la protection sociale au Gabon

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Gabonreview (18.12.2015) Mettre en place un système de protection sociale efficace». Ainsi s’intitule la troisième et dernière partie des Cahiers économiques du Gabon, publiés par la Banque mondiale. D’entrée, l’institution financière internationale justifie sa démarche par la nécessité de protéger les moyens de subsistance des ménages à faibles revenus, car «une importante proportion des ménages gabonais est confronté aux faibles revenus, au chômage, à la maladie et peine à protéger leurs familles contre les chocs».

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St. Kitts And Nevis: Social Protection Interventions Provided for the Poor and Vulnerable Under the 2016 Budget‏

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The St. Kitts And Nevis Observer (16.12.2015) Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has assured that several social protection interventions will continue in 2016 during his Budget presentation on December 15, 2015.

France: Un sans-abri sur dix n'a aucune couverture sociale

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mutualite (01.12.2015) En France, 10% des sans-abri ne bénéficient d'aucune protectio0 sociale et 25% n'ont pas de complémentaire santé, indique une étude publiée le 17 novembre par l'Institut de veille sanitaire. De ce fait, ils recourent moins aux soins malgré "un mauvais état de santé, physique et psychique".

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france

India: Conditional cash transfer - ‘Girls who benefitted more likely to continue education’ | The Indian Express

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The Indian Express (30.11.2015) A survey conducted by the International Centre for Research on Women has revealed that girls who received conditional cash transfer (CCT), attained higher schooling and were more likely to continue their education.

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india
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Social assistance

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Nigeria: AfDB Advises FG against Hasty Implementation of Social Protection Policy

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This Day Live (30.11.2015) The Country Director, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Ousmane Dore, has said the present administration’s social welfare policy where it planned to introduce a direct conditional monthly social security payment of N5,000 for 25 million poor Nigerians needed detailed costing amid limited financial resources both at federal and state levels.

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nigeria
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Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes

India Poised to Move to Social Protection Floor: ILO

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outlookindia.com (24.11.2015) With the impressive array of social security programmes in India, the country is ideally poised to move to Social Protection Floor (SPF), International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.

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india
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Extension of coverage
Social protection floor