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Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Public administration in all tiers of government, including institutions and agencies of the State, and government-controlled entities and other public enterprises, must be governed by the democratic values and principles enshrined in this Constitution, including the following principles—
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(d) services must be provided impartially, fairly, equitably and without bias;
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Public Institutions and Services
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The family constitutes the basic unit [cellule] of the society. The State assures its protection.
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La famille constitue la cellule de base de la société. L'Etat assure sa protection.
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Public Institutions and Services
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(3) The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and is entitled to protection by the State.
(4) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance by society and the State.
(5) Society and the State have the duty to preserve and sustain the harmonious development, cohesion and respect for the family and family values.
(6) Subject to the availability of resources, the Government shall provide facilities and opportunities necessary to enhance the welfare of the needy and the elderly. (Sec. 27)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The State shall take all necessary action to ensure that the national economy is managed in such a manner as to maximize the rate of economic development and to secure the maximum welfare, freedom and happiness of every person in Ghana and to provide adequate means of livelihood and suitable employment and public assistance to the needy.
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(2) The State shall, in particular, take all necessary steps to establish a sound and healthy economy whose underlying principles shall include—
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(d) undertaking even and balanced development of all regions and every part of each region of Ghana, and, in particular, improving the conditions of life in the rural areas, and generally, redressing any imbalance in development between the rural and the urban areas;
(e) the recognition that the most secure democracy is the one that assures the basic necessities of life for its people as a fundamental duty.
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe sovereign Malagasy People, …
Considering that the development of the personality and of the identity of all Malagasies is the essential factor of the durable and full development of which the conditions are, notably:
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• the rational and equitable administration of the natural resources for the needs of the development of the human being;
… (Preamble) - FrenchLe Peuple malagasy souverain, …
Considérant que l’épanouissement de la personnalité et de l’identité de tout Malagasy est le facteur essentiel du développement durable et intégré dont les conditions sont :
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- la gestion rationnelle et équitable des ressources naturelles pour les besoins du développement de l’être humain ;
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Public Institutions and Services
- English1. All persons and peoples have a right to development and therefore to the enjoyment of economic, social, cultural and political development and women, children and persons with disabilities in particular shall be given special consideration in the application of this right.
2. The State shall take all necessary measures for the realization of the right to development. Such measures shall include, amongst other things, equality of opportunity for all in their access to basic resources, education, health services, food, shelter, employment and infrastructure.
3. The State shall take measures to introduce reforms aimed at eradicating social injustices and inequalities.
4. The State has a responsibility to respect the right to development and to justify its policies in accordance with this responsibility. (Sec. 30)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting, inter alia, policies aimed at the following:
(a) … the Government shall seek, through appropriate legislation, to provide maternity and related benefits for women;
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(e) ensurance that every citizen has a right to fair and reasonable access to public facilities and services in accordance with the law;
(f) ensurance that senior citizens are entitled to and do receive a regular pension adequate for the maintenance of a decent standard of living and the enjoyment of social and cultural opportunities;
(g) enactment of legislation to ensure that the unemployed, the incapacitated, the indigent and the disadvantaged are accorded such social benefits and amenities as are determined by Parliament to be just and affordable with due regard to the resources of the State;
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Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The State recognises that the family is the natural and fundamental element of society and the right of everyone to form a family and undertakes to promote the legal, economic and social protection of the family.
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Public Institutions and Services
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4. The National Government shall endeavour to build institutional, human, social and economic capacity, develop infrastructure and social services and raise the standard of public services to attain the Millennium Development Goals.
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6. National wealth and other resources shall be allocated in a manner that will enable each level of government to discharge its legal and constitutional responsibilities and duties and ensure that the quality of life and dignity of all the people are promoted without discrimination on grounds of gender, religion, political affiliation, ethnicity, language or locality.
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Public Institutions and Services
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The State protects the family, particularly the mother and the child. It assists persons having [porteuses] handicaps as well as the elderly. (Art. 26) - French
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... L'Etat protège la famille, particulièrement la mère et l'enfant. Il porte assistance aux personnes porteuses de handicap ainsi qu’aux personnes âgées. (Art. 26)