Between 1997 and 2017, India’s per capita national income increased more than four-fold. The pace of poverty reduction also accelerated, with a similar three-to fourfold increase in the rate of ...

Muscat: The Royal directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to amend the provisions of certain 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 * ...

Tough decisions lie ahead for India’s social protection system. How can unorganized workers be empowered to access pensions or other income support programs? How do we make sure that benefits from the ...

Royal directives issued by Sultan Haitham bin Tarik have ordered amendments to Oman ’s social protection system, reinforcing the government’s approach to improving fairness, strengthening entitlement ...

The government has finalised a draft National Social Protection Strategy with a Nu 2 billion budget under the 13th Plan, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay announced during the recent Meet-the-Press ...

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 ...

Linking forestry and social protection offers Zimbabwe a strategic opportunity to transform its agrifood systems in a way ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the life of labor migrants in Southeast Asia into chaos. Pandemic-related restrictions, business closures, government lockdowns, and mandatory quarantines have all ...

CLIMATE change poses an existential threat to human societies, particularly in low- and middle-income countries that are disproportionately affected yet often lack the resources to mount effective ...

“While women’s disadvantage in older age is mainly a result of discrimination throughout the life-course, the design of gender-sensitive pension systems is essential.” Gender equality and women’s ...