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- EnglishThe family, founded on the legal ties of marriage, is the basic unit [cellule] of society.
The State works to guarantee, by the law, the protection of the family under the juridical, social and economic plans, in a manner to guarantee its unity, its stability and its preservation.
It assures one equal juridical protection and one equal social and moral consideration to all children, [being the] abstraction made from their familial situation.
Fundamental instruction [enseignement] is a right of the child and an obligation of the family and of the State.
A Consultative Council of the Family and of Childhood [Conseil consultatif de la famille et de l'enfance] is created. (Art. 32) - Arabicالأسرة القائمة على علاقة الزواج الشرعي هي الخلية الأساسية للمجتمع.
تعمل الدولة على ضمان الحماية الحقوقية والاجتماعية والاقتصادية للأسرة، بمقتضى القانون، بما يضمن وحدتها واستقرارها والمحافظة عليها.
تسعى الدولة لتوفير الحماية القانونية، والاعتبار الاجتماعي والمعنوي لجميع الأطفال، بكيفية متساوية، بصرف النظر عن وضعيتهم العائلية.
التعليم الأساسي حق للطفل وواجب على الأسرة والدولة.
يحدث مجلس استشاري للأسرة والطفولة. (الفصل 32)
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- EnglishFamily in its various forms is recognized. The State shall protect it as the fundamental core of society and shall guarantee conditions that integrally favor the achievement of its goals.
… (Art. 67) - SpanishSe reconoce la familia en sus diversos tipos. El Estado la protegerá como núcleo fundamental de la sociedad y garantizará condiciones que favorezcan integralmente la consecución de sus fines.
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2. The State shall protect marriage and the family, and protect the interests of mothers and children. (Art. 36) - Vietnamese…
2. Nhà nước bảo hộ hôn nhân và gia đình, bảo hộ quyền lợi của người mẹ và trẻ em. (Điều 36)
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- EnglishThe following shall be the fundamental tasks of the State:
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e) To promote the well-being and quality of life of the Cabo Verdean people, especially the neediest, and to remove, in a progressive fashion, economic, social, cultural and political obstacles that hinder true equality of opportunity among citizens, especially factors of discrimination against women in the family and in the society;
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j) To create, progressively, the necessary conditions for the transformation and modernization of economic and social structures, so as to render expedient the economic, social and cultural rights of citizens;
… (Art. 7) - PortugueseSão tarefas fundamentais do Estado:
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e) Promover o bem estar e a qualidade de vida do povo cabo-verdiano, designadamente dos mais carenciados, e remover progressivamente os obstáculos de natureza económica, social, cultural e política que impedem a real igualdade de oportunidades entre os cidadãos, especialmente os factores de discriminação da mulher na família e na sociedade;
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j) Criar, progressivamente, as condições necessárias para a transformação e modernização das estruturas económicas e sociais por forma a tornar efectivos os direitos económicos, sociais e culturais dos cidadãos;
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(1) The State shall, within the context of the ideals and objectives for which provisions are made in this Constitution –
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(b) control the national economy in such manner as to secure the maximum welfare, freedom and happiness of every citizen on the basis of social justice and equality of status and opportunity;
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(2) The State shall direct its policy towards ensuring:
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(b) that the material resources of the nation are harnessed and distributed as best as possible to serve the common good;
(c) that the economic system is not operated in such a manner as to permit the concentration of wealth or the means of production and exchange in the hands of few individuals or of a group; and
(d) that suitable and adequate shelter, right to food and food security, reasonable national minimum living wage, old age care and pensions, and unemployment, sick benefits and welfare of the disabled are provided for all citizens.
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- EnglishMandatory universal insurance shall cover the contingencies of illness, maternity, paternity, labor hazards, termination of employment, unemployment, old age, invalidity, disability, death and those provide for by the law. Health services for the contingencies of illness and maternity shall be provided through the public integral health network.
… (Art. 369) - SpanishEl seguro universal obligatorio cubrirá las contingencias de enfermedad, maternidad, paternidad, riesgos de trabajo, cesantía, desempleo, vejez, invalidez, discapacidad, muerte y aquellas que defina la ley. Las prestaciones de salud de las contingencias de enfermedad y maternidad se brindarán a través de la red pública integral de salud.
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Everyone has the right to a decent standard of living, including appropriate food, clothing, housing and a continuous improvement of conditions necessary to attain this.
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Кожны мае права на годны ўзровень жыцця, уключаючы дастатковае харчаванне, адзенне, жыллё і пастаяннае паляпшэнне неабходных для гэтага ўмоў.
… (Артыкул 21) - Russian…
Каждый имеет право на достойный уровень жизни, включая достаточное питание, одежду, жилье и постоянное улучшение необходимых для этого условий.
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- EnglishThe State has the obligation to assist the family in its mission as guardian of the morality and of the values compatible with the republican order.
The rights of the mother and of the child are guaranteed. (Art. 37) - FrenchL’Etat a l’obligation d’assister la famille dans sa mission de gardienne de la morale et des valeurs compatibles avec l’ordre républicain.
Les droits de la mère et de l’enfant sont garantis. (Art. 37)
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(3) Every person has the right to full social security.
(4) Every person has the right to protect, pursue, and achieve the fulfillment of the rights recognised in this Article8, in accordance with the law, and without interference from the state or any other party.
(5) It shall be ensured that women, the aged, the disabled and minorities who have long suffered discrimination get the necessary support to realize their socio-economic rights. (Art. 27) - Somali…
(3) Qof kastaa wuxuu xaq u leeyahay daryeel bulshoo oo dhammaystiran.
(4) Xuquuqada lagu aqoonsaday qodobkan waxaa ka mid ah xaqa qof kastaa uu u leeyahay inuu si sharciga waafaqsan u ilaashado, raadsado, si buuxdana xuquuqdaas u gaaro, iyadoo aanay Dawladdu ama cid kale ku soo faraggelin.
(5) Waa in lahubiyaa in dumarka, dadka da’da, naafada iyo dadka laga tiro badan yahay oo taariikhiyan latakoori jiray inay helaan kaalmo gaar ah si ay ugaaraan xuquuqdooda dhaqan – dhaqaale. (Qodobka 27aad.)
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- English(1) The preceding two articles7 apply to any benefits that are or may become payable under any law providing for the grant of pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances to persons in respect of their service as public officers or to the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service.
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