"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 ...

Countries across the world aim to provide social protection for all citizens or residents, generally by a combination of public social insurance and social assistance. Social protection, or social ...

The ninth briefing in our Pension Watch series makes the link between social pensions floors and pension systems reforms and introduces the concept of a “citizen’s pension” as particularly relevant ...

Yet, three in four people in low-income countries still lack coverage WASHINGTON, April 7, 2025 –A new World Bank report reveals both the progress and the ongoing challenges in strengthening social ...

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More than 55 million people around the world now enjoy stronger and more inclusive social protection, thanks to a powerful wave of reforms driven by the International Labour Organisation’s Global ...

(Beirut) – Governments of the Middle East and North Africa region should develop and fund comprehensive social protection systems that fulfill all people’s right to social security, Human Rights Watch ...

In a public letter drafted in advance of the G20 Summit in Rome, and in coordination with the AFL-CIO, the American Apparel & Footwear Association, and Fontheim International, Human Rights Watch ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a Social Protection Framework and Operational Plan to improve social safety nets, expand coverage, and address poverty in the West ...

Rights activists have urged the government to adopt the Universal Social Protection System towards eliminating poverty and enforcing the right to human dignity. They emphasised that social protection ...

FILE PHOTO: People queue for free food as Italians struggle to cope in a tough economic climate amid the coronavirus pandemic in Milan, Italy, December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo * ...