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- English… Institutionalizing the Platform for National Construction during the Period of Transition toward Socialism, and perpetuating the 1946, 1959, 1980 and 1992 Constitutions, the Vietnamese People create, implement and defend this Constitution to achieve the goal of a prosperous people and a strong, democratic, equitable and civilized country. (Preamble)
- Vietnamese… Thể chế hóa Cương lĩnh xây dựng đất nước trong thời kỳ quá độ lên chủ nghĩa xã hội, kế thừa Hiến pháp năm 1946, Hiến pháp năm 1959, Hiến pháp năm 1980 và Hiến pháp năm 1992, Nhân dân Việt Nam xây dựng, thi hành và bảo vệ Hiến pháp này vì mục tiêu dân giàu, nước mạnh, dân chủ, công bằng, văn minh. (Lời Nói Đầu)
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- EnglishI. The family as the foundation of society is under special protection of the State.
II. Taking care of children and their upbringing is the obligation of the parents. The State sees to it that this obligation is fulfilled.
… (Art. 17) - AzerbaijaniI. Cəmiyyətin əsas özəyi kimi ailə dövlətin xüsusi himayəsindədir.
II. Uşaqların qayğısına qalmaq və onları tərbiyə etmək valideynlərin borcudur. Bu borcun yerinə yetirilməsinə dövlət nəzarət edir.
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- EnglishThe State Council exercises the following functions and powers:
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(7) To direct and administer the work concerning education, science, culture, public health, physical culture and family planning;
… (Art. 89) - Chinese国务院行使下列职权:
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(七)领导和管理教育、科学、文化、卫生、体育和计划生育工作;
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- EnglishSince the family is the fundamental unit of Islamic society, all laws, regulations, and pertinent programs must tend to facilitate the formation of a family, and to safeguard its sanctity and the stability of family relations on the basis of the law and the ethics of Islam. (Art. 10)
- Persianاز آنجا که خانواده واحد بنیادی جامعه اسلامی است، همه قوانین و مقررات و برنامهریزیهای مربوط باید در جهت آسان کردن تشکیل خانواده، پاسداری از قداست آن و استواری روابط خانوادگی بر پایه حقوق و اخلاق اسلامی باشد. (اصل 10)
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- English
The State and society attend to implementing policies on social security, especially towards national heroes, soldiers, retired civil servants, disabled people, [and the] families of those who have sacrificed their lives for the revolution and who have contributed extensively to the nation. (Art. 28)
- Lao
ລັດ ແລະ ສັງຄົມ ເອົາໃຈໃສ່ປະຕິບັດນະໂຍບາຍສະຫວັດດີການສັງຄົມເປັນຢ່າງດີ ໂດຍສະເພາະ ຕໍ່ວິລະຊົນແຫ່ງຊາດ, ນັກຮົບແຂ່ງຂັນ, ພະນັກງານບຳນານ, ຜູ້ເສຍອົງຄະ, ຄອບຄົວຜູ້ເສຍສະລະຊີວິດ ເພື່ອພາລະກິດປະຕິວັດ ແລະ ຜູ້ມີຄຸນງາມຄວາມດີຕໍ່ປະເທດຊາດ. (ມາດຕາ. 28)
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- EnglishThe State shall pursue the following policies:
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(b) Policies relating to political and governance system of State:
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(4) to guarantee good governance by ensuring the equal and easy access of the people to the services and facilities delivered by the State, while making public administration fair, competent, impartial, transparent, free from corruption, accountable and participatory,
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(f) Policies relating to development:
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(6) to make provisions enabling the general public to enjoy fruits of development in a just manner, while according priority to the indigent citizens in the distribution of such fruits,
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(h) Policies relating to basic needs of the citizens:
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(6) to ensure easy, convenient and equal access of all to quality health services,
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(13) to ensure planned supply system by according special priority to the remote and backward regions, while ensuring equal access of all citizens to basic goods and services,
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(j) Policies relating to social justice and inclusion:
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(2) to make self-dependent the women who are vulnerable, subjected to social and family exclusion and victims of violence self-reliant by making their rehabilitation, protection and empowerment,
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(6) to identify the freed bonded labours, Kamlari, Harawa, Charawa, tillers, landless, squatters and rehabilitate them by providing housing, housing plot for residence and cultivable land or employment for their livelihoods,
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(12) to accord priority to the indigent within all sexes, regions and communities in the provision of social security and social justice,
… (Art. 51) - Nepaliराज्यले देहायका नीतिहरू अवलम्बन गर्नेछ:
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(ख) राजनीतिक तथा शासन व्यवस्था सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(४) सार्वजनिक प्रशासनलाई स्वच्छ, सक्षम, निष्पक्ष, पारदर्शी, भ्रष्टाचारमुक्त, जनउत्तरदायी र सहभागितामूलक बनाउँदै राज्यबाट प्राप्त हुने सेवा सुविधामा जनताको समान र सहज पहुँच सुनिश्चित गरी सुशासनको प्रत्याभूति गर्ने,
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(च) विकास सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(६) विकासको प्रतिफल वितरणमा विपन्न नागरिकलाई प्राथमिकता दिंदै आम जनताले न्यायोचित रूपमा पाउने व्यवस्था गर्ने,
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(ज) नागरिकका आधारभूत आवश्यकता सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(६) गुणस्तरीय स्वास्थ्य सेवामा सबैको सहज, सुलभ र समान पहँुच सुनिश्चित गर्र्ने,
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(१३) आधारभूत वस्तु तथा सेवामा सबै नागरिकहरूको समान पहँुच सुनिश्चित गर्दै दुर्गम र पछाडि पारिएको क्षेत्रलाई विशेष प्राथमिकता दिई योजनाबद्ध आपूर्तिको व्यवस्था गर्ने,
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(ञ) सामाजिक न्याय र समावेशीकरण सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(२) जोखिममा परेका, सामाजिक र पारिवारिक बहिष्करणमा परेका तथा हिंसा पीडित महिलालाई पुनःस्थापना, संरक्षण, सशक्तीकरण गरी स्वावलम्बी बनाउने,
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(६) मुक्त कमैया, कम्हलरी, हरवा, चरवा, हलिया, भूमिहीन, सुकुम्बासीहरूको पहिचान गरी बसोबासकालागि घर घडेरी तथा जीविकोपार्जनकालागि कृषियोग्य जमीन वा रोजगारीको व्यवस्था गर्दै पुनःस्थापना गर्ने,
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(१२) सामाजिक सुरक्षा र सामाजिक न्याय प्रदान गर्दा सबै लिंग, क्षेत्र र समुदाय भित्रका आर्थिक रूपले विपन्नलाई प्राथमिकता प्रदान गर्ने,
... (धारा ५१)
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- EnglishThe family is the nucleus of Saudi society. Its members shall be brought up imbued with the Islamic Creed which calls for obedience to God, His Messenger and those of the nation who are charged with authority; for the respect and enforcement of law and order; and for love of the motherland and taking pride in its glorious history. (Basic Law, Art. 9)
- Arabicالأسرة، هي نواة المجتمع السعودي، ويُربى أفرادها على أساس العقيدة الإسلامية، وما تقتضيه من الولاء والطاعة لله، ولرسوله، ولأولي الأمر، واحترام النظام وتنفيذه، وحب الوطن والاعتزاز به وبتاريخه المجيد. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 9)
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- EnglishThe State should organise an economic system which provides opportunities for the people to all together benefit from the economic growth in a comprehensive, fair and sustainable manner and to be self-reliant in accordance with the philosophy of sufficiency economy, should eliminate unfair economic monopoly, and should develop economic competitiveness of the people and the country. ... (Sec. 75)
- Thaiรัฐพึงจัดระบบเศรษฐกิจให้ประชาชนมีโอกาสได้รับประโยชน์จากความเจริญเติบโตทางเศรษฐกิจไปพร้อมกันอย่างทั่วถึง เป็นธรรม และยั่งยืน สามารถพึ่งพาตนเองได้ตามหลักปรัชญา ของเศรษฐกิจพอเพียง ขจัดการผูกขาดทางเศรษฐกิจที่ไม่เป็นธรรม และพัฒนาความสามารถในการแข่งขันทางเศรษฐกิจของประชาชนและประเทศ ... (มาตรา ๗๕)