As an economy develops, economic policy and social policy tend to overlap. Reports of long queues of people in Ho Chi Minh City withdrawing their social insurance contributions after losing their jobs ...

“Our lives are interdependent and we see no distinction between us. We are human and share the same needs. This is what motivates us to work together,” said Sifa Dusabe (left), who was a Congolese ...

Official sources said total social security spending for FY2026-27 is expected to reach a record Tk 1,44,338 crore, marking a 14% increase from the previous fiscal year. The allocation would account ...

Through GSL, municipalities deliver integrated social assistance, employment, health, and childhood services at national scale. Gestión Social Local (GSL) is a people-centric, integrated municipal one ...

Social protection programs are crucial for stabilizing household income, especially during crises. Brazil's response to the pandemic, the Auxilio Emergencial (AE) program, demonstrated the value of a ...

UNHCR’s assistance around the world has been performing the same role as social protection for many years. UNHCR has been implementing or contributing to activities that replicate or support national ...

(Washington, DC) – Targeted social protection programs intended to cushion people from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have only had limited success in protecting human rights, Human ...

Brazil has made significant advancements in the provision of social protection, including having the largest conditional cash transfer program in the world. However, the social protection system's ...

"The world does not lack the resources to abolish poverty, it lacks the right priorities. " So said Juan Somavía, former director general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), in 1999. We ...

(Bangkok) – The government of Nepal should use the forthcoming budget to protect the rights of Nepali children by expanding its popular and successful Child Grant program, 24 Nepali and international ...

The Lagos State government has allocated over N140 billion to social protection initiatives aimed at improving the lives of residents and ensuring that no Lagosian is left behind in the state’s ...