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Food and nutrition

WEBSocial protection systems can have an impact on the right to adequate food because they address constraints that prevent people from accessing food or procuring it by a variety …

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Universality of Protection

WEBUniversality of Protection. States parties to major human rights instruments related to economic, social and cultural rights such as the International Covenant on Economic, …

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Adequacy of Benefits

WEBAdequacy of Benefits. From a rights-based perspective, the level of benefits provided must be adequate. According to the CESCR’s General Comment 19 (para 22), “Benefits, …

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Health care, long-term care and sickness benefits

WEBIn April 2000, the Japanese government launched its fifth social insurance scheme, the Long-term Care Insurance, to respond to the increasing demand for long-term care. …

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Equality and Non-discrimination

WEBNon-discrimination and equality are core elements of the international human rights normative framework. Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) …

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Inter-sectoral Coordination, Social Protection and Human Rights: A

WEBSocial protection has become an ever more important policy discussion in the social development agenda. Significant advances have been made in the social …

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Disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

WEBDisadvantaged and vulnerable groups. Social protection systems using a rights-based framework should mainstream inclusion in their design, implementation and evaluation …

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Introduction to a rights-based approach

WEBA human rights-based approach (HRBA) is a conceptual framework that is normatively based on international human rights standards and operationally directed to …

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Water and sanitation

WEBWater and sanitation. The right to social security enshrined under Article 9 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights encompasses the right …

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Gender-sensitive policy design and implementation

WEBSocial policy is fundamental to the quest for social justice, women’s rights and gender equality. Defined broadly as a set of public interventions that affect the welfare and well …

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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Ghana: The role of

WEBShow 4 footnotes. A total of 179 countries endorsed this programme and expanded the understanding of reproductive health from family planning and maternal …

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Social Protection for Adolescent Girls

WEBDrawing on Roelen and Sabates-Wheeler (2012), social protection can be assessed by the extent to which it responds to adolescent girls’ practical needs – those …

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Maternity protection and parental leave entitlements

WEBMaternity protection includes protection against suspension or loss of income during maternity leave, and access to maternal health care. Maternity leave supported with …

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Poor Access to WASH: a barrier for women in the workplace

WEBPoor access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) persists despite the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of two resolutions in 2010 and 2015 that …

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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in India

WEBIn its deliberations, the Court referenced General Comment No. 22 on the right to sexual and reproductive health issued by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural …

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UNFPA STRATEGY ON ADOLESCENTS AND YOUTH

WEBIn partnership with young people, national and international organisations, UNFPA assists countries to identify and implement policies and programs to secure the health, …

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Old age and survivors’ pensions and related benefits

WEBInvalidity, Old-Age and Survivors’ Benefits Convention, 1967 (No. 128) Reflecting the trend to find all three long-term benefits (i.e. invalidity, old-age and survivors’ benefits) in a …

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Social protection systems and social protection floors

WEBStates should establish nationally-defined social protection floors as quickly as possible, providing basic social security guarantees to all residents and children (paras 4 and 6). …

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Implementing Comprehensive HIV and STI Programmes with …

WEBRecommended citation: United Nations Development Programme, IRGT: A Global Network of Transgender Women and HIV, United Nations Population Fund, UCSF Center of …

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Women’s sexual and reproductive rights in the Philippines

WEBSummary In 1991, the Philippines delegated responsibility for “people’s health and safety” to the local level. In exercise of this power, an executive order 003 (“EO 003”) was …

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Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water

WEBThe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – the framework that has been a key part of efforts to build a better world for the past 15 years – challenged the global community to

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