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{Report} Why Nordic nations are the best places to have children

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World Economic Forum t15.03.2019) Other nations often look to Scandinavia for inspiration on family policies. The region’s childcare arrangements are among the most generous in the world, supporting parents from the early days of pregnancy to school and beyond.

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EPIC publishes first yearly thematic report on child and family policy developments in Europe

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Europa (14.08.2018) The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published its annual thematic report. The report outlines changes and new developments during the past year in the area of child and family policies across the EU Member States.

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Social protection: Maternity protection at work: It matters to everyone

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ILO (11.05.2018) Maternity Protection is a fundamental right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is defined in ILO international labour standards. Listen to why maternity protection is everyone’s business

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Argentina: Destacan la eficacia de la Asignación Universal por Hijo

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lacapital. (31.03.2018) En la sede central de la Ansés, su director ejecutivo, Emilio Basavilbaso, presentó el libro "Análisis y propuestas de mejoras para ampliar la Asignación Universal por Hijo" (AUH), junto con el representante del Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef, por sus siglas en inglés) en la Argentina, Roberto Benes, y la secretaria ejecutiva del Consejo Nacional de Coordinación de Políticas Sociales (Cncps), Gabriela Agosto.

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[Analysis] The world’s richest countries guarantee mothers more than a year of paid maternity leave. The U.S. guarantees them nothing.

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Washington Post (05.03.2018) Twenty-five years ago President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, which included a provision giving eligible workers 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a new child.

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UK: Shared parental leave take-up may be as low as 2%

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BBC News (12.02.2018) Around 285,000 couples are eligible every year for shared parental leave, but take-up "could be as low as 2%", the Department for Business said. Around half of the general public are still unaware the option exists, nearly three years after it was introduced, the government said.

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