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- English1. Everyone shall have the right to social security for his or her protection in unemployment, illness, disability, old age, orphanhood, widow(er)hood and in all situations of lack or decrease in his or her means of subsistence or in his or her capacity to work.
2. The State shall ensure specifically the creation of conditions for universal access of citizens to social security:
… (Art. 70) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à segurança social para sua protecção no desemprego, doença, invalidez, velhice, orfandade, viuvez e em todas as situações de falta ou diminuição de meios de subsistência ou de capacidade para o trabalho.
2. Incumbe ao Estado criar as condições para o acesso universal dos cidadãos à segurança social:
… (Art. 70)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The state authority shall make appropriate provisions for the realization of a person’s right to work, to self education and social welfare at times of old age, sickness or disability and in other cases of incapacity. Without prejudice to those rights, the state authority shall make provisions to ensure that every person earns his livelihood.
… (Art. 11)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
Citizens of the Republic of Belarus shall be guaranteed the right to social security on the basis of age, in the event of illness, disability, loss of capacity to work, loss of a breadwinner and in other cases provided for by law.
… (Art. 47) - Belarusian
Грамадзянам Рэспублікі Беларусь гарантуецца права на сацыяльнае забеспячэнне па ўзросце, у выпадку хваробы, інваліднасці, страты працаздольнасці, страты карміцеля і ў іншых выпадках, прадугледжаных законам.
… (Артыкул 47) - Russian
Гражданам Республики Беларусь гарантируется право на социальное обеспечение по возрасту, в случае болезни, инвалидности, утраты трудоспособности, потери кормильца и в других случаях, предусмотренных законом.
… (Статья 47)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
The family is the fundamental nucleus of society and has the right to the protection of it and of the State. The person, the family and the community are protagonist elements of the plan of human development of the nation. (Art. 70)
- Spanish
La familia es el núcleo fundamental de la sociedad y tiene derecho a la protección de ésta y del Estado. La persona, la familia y la comunidad son elementos protagónicos del plan de desarrollo humano de la nación. (Art. 70)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishEvery citizen elected or appointed to a public function has the duty to exercise it without discrimination. (Art. 56)
- FrenchTout citoyen élu ou nommé à une fonction publique a le devoir de l’exercer sans discrimination. (Art. 56)
Public Institutions and Services
- English…
(2) The State must adopt reasonable policies and measures, within the limits of the resources available to it, to ensure that children—
(a) enjoy family or parental care, or appropriate care when removed from the family environment;
… (Sec. 19)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Marriage and the family shall enjoy the special protection of the state.
… (Art. 6) - German(1) Ehe und Familie stehen unter dem besonderen Schutze der staatlichen Ordnung.
… (Art. 6)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe law will established the obligatory and complete [integral] system of social security for the dependent workers and their families. Its extension will be promoted to all the sectors of the population.
The services of the social security system may be public, private or mixed, and in all cases will be supervised by the State.
… (Art. 95) - SpanishEl sistema obligatorio e integral de seguridad social para el trabajador dependiente y su familia será establecido por la ley. Se promoverá su extensión a todos los sectores de la población.
Los servicios del sistema de seguridad social podrán ser públicos, privados o mixtos, y en todos los casos estarán supervisados por el Estado.
… (Art. 95)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. Every citizen shall have the right of equal access to publicly funded social services. The State shall endeavor, within the limit of its resources, to make available to all citizens health, education, cultural and other social services.
… (Art. 21)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The law to be applied with respect to any pensions benefits that were granted to any person before Independence Day shall be the law that was in force at the date on which those benefits were granted or any law in force at a later date that is not less favourable to that person.
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(4) All pensions benefits shall (except to the extent to which, in the case of benefits under the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act or under any law amending or replacing that Act, they are a charge on a fund established by that Act or by any such law and have been duly paid out of that fund to the person or authority to whom payment is due) be a charge on the general revenues of Belize.
(5) In this section, “pensions benefits” means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as public officers or for the widows, children, dependents or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service.
… (Sec. 112)