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Nepal's Integrated Social Registry aims to transform social protection and address inequality, but first it must overcome administrative hurdles and public distrust in the government, writes Subas Dhakal (University of New England).

Bangladesh is yet to achieve nutrition security for its entire population. As per the Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (BDHS), 2017-18, stunting and wasting in Bangladeshi children are still above global averages. The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES), 2016 put the percentage of people living below the poverty line at 24.3.

Parents and guardians should sell their roti, pudding or any products rather than involving their children in this activity - Govt

Some street beggars and street dwellers continue to return to towns and cities despite getting assistance - Govt

PETALING JAYA: An Insurance Protection Plan for poor households that have lost their main source of income is among several measures identified by the Malaysian Social Protection Council (MySPC) to help the government achieve zero hardcore poverty by 2025.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says nation building and national transformation will continue to be a mirage without carrying along all segments of the society. | Pulse Nigeria

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The national question, insecurity and the Asaba declaration By By Segun Tomori Recently, Southern Nigeria Governors met in Asaba and made some far-reaching resolutions on the state of the nation, which is now famously referred to as the “Asaba Declaration”. The meeting coming on the heels of worsening insecurity in the country, agitation by some ethnic jingoists and the unending menace of murderous herdsmen generated nationwide attention. Indeed, the bi-partisan nature of the meeting and th...

School/Unit: Ethiopia Categories: Social and Economic Policy, NO-2 UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up. For every child, social protection UNICEF is looking for a professional to support the Social Pr...

Share The Federal government has inaugurated a special cash grant for rural women in Niger State with beneficiaries from across the 25 local government areas of the state. Mrs Sadiya Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs Sadiya Farouk flagged off the project at the Government House on Saturday in Minna. She explained that the cash grant was part of the Social Protection Programmes of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration aimed at uplif...