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- EnglishThe public powers enact [élaborent] and implement the policies designed [destinées] for persons and for categories of specific needs. To this effect, it sees notably:
• to respond to [traiter] and provide for the vulnerability of certain categories of women and of mothers, of children, and of elderly persons;
… (Art. 34) - Arabicتقوم السّلطات العمومية بوضع وتفعيل سياسات موجّهة إلى الأشخاص والفئات من ذوي الاحتياجات الخصوصية ولهذا الغرض، تسهر خصوصاً على ما يلي:
• معالجة الأوضاع الهشّة لفئات من النّساء والأمّهات، وللأطفال والأشخاص المسنّين ،
... (الفصل 34)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishTo protect the rights of persons who are members of a family:
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4. The State shall protect mothers, fathers and those who are the heads of family, in the exercise of their obligations and shall pay special attention to families who have broken up for whatever reason.
… (Art. 69) - SpanishPara proteger los derechos de las personas integrantes de la familia:
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4. El Estado protegerá a las madres, a los padres y a quienes sean jefas y jefes de familia, en el ejercicio de sus obligaciones, y prestará especial atención a las familias disgregadas por cualquier causa.
… (Art. 69)
Public Institutions and Services
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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea regards the steady improvement of the material and cultural standards of the people as the supreme principle of its activities.
The increasing material wealth of society in our country, where taxes have been abolished, is used entirely to promote the well-being of the working people.
The State shall provide all the working people with every condition for obtaining food, clothing, goods for daily use and living. (Art. 25) - Korean
조선민주주의인민공화국은 인민들의 물질문화생활을 끊임없이 높이는것을 자기 활동의 최고원칙으로 삼는다.
세금이 없어진 우리 나라에서 늘어나는 사회의 물질적부는 전적으로 근로자들의 복리증진에 돌려진다.
국가는 모든 근로자들에게 먹고 입고 쓰고 살수 있는 온갖 조건을 마련하여준다. (제25조)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. Everyone has the right to social security.
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3. The social security system shall protect citizens in illness and old age and when they are disabled, widowed or orphaned, as well as when they are unemployed or in any other situation that entails a lack of or reduction in means of subsistence or the ability to work.
… (Art. 63) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à segurança social.
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3. O sistema de segurança social protege os cidadãos na doença, velhice, invalidez, viuvez e orfandade, bem como no desemprego e em todas as outras situações de falta ou diminuição de meios de subsistência ou de capacidade para o trabalho.
… (Art. 63)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State shall support and protect social organizations recognized by law which, in correspondence with specific interests, shall frame and foment the civic participation of the citizens. (Art. 62)
- PortugueseO Estado apoia e protege as organizações sociais reconhecidas por lei que, em correspondência com interesses específicos, enquadram e fomentam a participação cívica dos cidadãos. (Art. 62)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The law to be applied with respect to any pensions benefits that were granted to any person before this section comes into operation 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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(5) In this section "pensions benefits" means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as judges or public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or representatives of such persons in respect of such service.
… (Sec. 92)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(b) In carrying out its powers and functions, the Civil Service Commission shall be governed by democratic values and principles, including the following:
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3. services shall be provided impartially, fairly, equitably and without prejudice;
… (Art. 182) - Dhivehi(ށ) ސިވިލް ސަރވިސް ކޮމިޝަނުގެ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތު އަދާކުރުމުގައްޔާއި އެ ކޮމިޝަނަށް ލިބިފައިވާ ބާރުތައް ބޭނުންކުރުމުގައި ދީމިޤްރާތީ ހަމަތަކާއި އުސޫލްތަކަށް ތަބާވާންވާނެއެވެ. މީގެތެރެއިން އަންނަނިވި ކަންކަން ހިމެނެއެވެ.
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3. ޙިދުމަތް ދިނުމުގައި އިންސާފާއި ހަމަހަމަކަމާއެކު، ވަކިފަރާތަކަށް ބުރަވުމެއްނެތި، ތަޢައްސުބުން އެއްކިބާވުން.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 182 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Public Institutions and Services
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Health care for children, pregnant women, mothers on maternity leave, single parents with children under seven years of age and elderly persons shall be provided from public revenues unless it is provided in some other manner in accordance with the law.
… (Art. 68) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Деца, труднице, мајке током породиљског одсуства, самохрани родитељи са децом до седме године и стари остварују здравствену заштиту из јавних прихода, ако је не остварују на други начин, у складу са законом.
… (Члан 68)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) When an organ of state in the national, provincial or local sphere of government, or any other institution identified in national legislation, contracts for goods or services, it must do so in accordance with a system which is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the organs of state or institutions referred to in that subsection from implementing a procurement policy providing for –
(a) categories of preference in the allocation of contracts; and
(b) the protection or advancement of persons, or categories of persons, disadvantaged by unfair discrimination.
(3) National legislation must prescribe a framework within which the policy referred to in subsection (2) must be implemented. (Sec. 217)
Public Institutions and Services
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The state shall provide special protection for minors whose parents or guardians are economically unable to do so, to provide for their care and education.
Under circumstances of equal qualifications, these needy parents and guardians shall be given preference in filling public positions. (Art. 121) - Spanish…
El Estado brindará especial protección a los menores cuyos padres o tutores estén imposibilitados económicamente para proveer a su crianza y educación.
Estos padres o tutores gozarán de preferencia, para el desempeño de cargos públicos en iguales circunstancias de idoneidad. (Art. 121)