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- EnglishWithin the range of their authority as prescribed by law, local people's governments at or above the county level carry out administrative tasks related to the economy, education, science, culture, public health, physical culture, urban and rural development, finance, civic affairs, law enforcement, minority affairs, administration of justice, and family planning in their respective jurisdictions,
… (Art. 107) - Chinese县级以上地方各级人民政府依照法律规定的权限,管理本行政区域内的经济、教育、科学、文化、卫生、体育事业、城乡建设事业和财政、民政、公安、民族事务、司法行政、计划生育等行政工作,发布决定和命令,任免、培训、考核和奖惩行政工作人员。
… (第一百零七条)
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- EnglishThe State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all. (Art. II, Sec. 9)
- FilipinoDapat itaguyod ng Estado ang makatwiran at dinamikong kaayusang panlipunan na titiyak sa kasaganaan at kasarinlan ng bansa at magpapalaya sa sambayanan laban sa kahirapan sa pamamagitan ng mga patakarang nagtatakda ng sapat na mga lingkurang panlipunan, nagtataguyod ng pagkakataon na magkahanapbuhay ang lahat, umaangat ng istandard ng pamumuhay at ng lalong mainam na uri ng buhay para sa lahat. (Art. II, Seksyon 9)
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- EnglishThe right to social security is a right of all persons and it cannot be waived, and it shall be the State that must bear the prime duty and responsibility for this right. Social security shall be governed by the principles of solidarity, obligation, universality, equity, efficiency, subsidiarity, adequacy, transparency and participation, to meet individual and collective needs.
The State shall guarantee and ensure the full and effective exercise of the right to social security, which includes persons who carry out unpaid work in households, livelihood activities in the rural sector, all forms of self-employed and who are unemployed. (Art. 34) - SpanishEI derecho a la seguridad social es un derecho irrenunciable de todas las personas, y será deber y responsabilidad primordial del Estado. La seguridad social se regirá por los principios de solidaridad, obligatoriedad, universalidad, equidad, eficiencia, subsidiaridad, suficiencia, transparencia y participación, para la atención de las necesidades individuales y colectivas.
El Estado garantizará y hará efectivo el ejercicio pleno del derecho a la seguridad social, que incluye a las personas que realizan trabajo no remunerado en los hogares, actividades para el auto sustento en el campo, toda forma de trabajo autónomo y a quienes se encuentran en situación de desempleo. (Art. 34)
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- English1 In the fulfillment of its duties, the Confederation shall take account of the needs of families. It may support measures for the protection of families.
2 It may issue regulations on child allowances and operate a federal family allowances compensation fund.
3 It shall establish a maternity insurance scheme. It may also require persons who cannot benefit from that insurance to make contributions.
4 The Confederation may declare participation in a family allowances compensation fund and the maternity insurance scheme to be compulsory, either in general terms or for individual sections of the population, and make its subsidies dependent on appropriate subsidies being made by the Cantons. (Art. 116) - French1 Dans l’accomplissement de ses tâches, la Confédération prend en considération les besoins de la famille. Elle peut soutenir les mesures destinées à protéger la famille.
2 Elle peut légiférer sur les allocations familiales et gérer une caisse fédérale de compensation en matière d’allocations familiales.
3 Elle institue une assurance-maternité. Elle peut également soumettre à l’obligation de cotiser les personnes qui ne peuvent bénéficier des prestations d’assurance.
4 Elle peut déclarer l’affiliation à une caisse de compensation familiale et l’assurance-maternité obligatoires, de manière générale ou pour certaines catégories de personnes, et faire dépendre ses prestations d’une juste contribution des cantons. (Art. 116) - German1 Der Bund berücksichtigt bei der Erfüllung seiner Aufgaben die Bedürfnisse der Familie. Er kann Massnahmen zum Schutz der Familie unterstützen.
2 Er kann Vorschriften über die Familienzulagen erlassen und eine eidgenössische Familienausgleichskasse führen.
3 Er richtet eine Mutterschaftsversicherung ein. Er kann auch Personen zu Beiträgen verpflichten, die nicht in den Genuss der Versicherungsleistungen gelangen können.
4 Der Bund kann den Beitritt zu einer Familienausgleichskasse und die Mutterschaftsversicherung allgemein oder für einzelne Bevölkerungsgruppen obligatorisch erklären und seine Leistungen von angemessenen Leistungen der Kantone abhängig machen. (Art. 116) - Italian1 Nell’adempimento dei suoi compiti la Confederazione prende in considerazione i bisogni della famiglia. Può sostenere provvedimenti a tutela della famiglia.
2 Può emanare prescrizioni sugli assegni familiari e gestire una cassa federale di compensazione familiare.
3 La Confederazione istituisce un’assicurazione per la maternità. Può essere obbligato a versare contributi anche chi non può fruire delle prestazioni assicurative.
4 La Confederazione può dichiarare obbligatoria l’affiliazione a casse di compensazione familiari e all’assicurazione per la maternità, in generale o per singoli gruppi della popolazione, e subordinare le sue prestazioni ad adeguate prestazioni dei Cantoni. (Art. 116)
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(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State. (Art. 14)
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- English1. The state shall guarantee every citizen and his family in cases of emergency, sickness, disability, orphan-hood and old age;
2. The state shall protect the health of citizens and provide them with the means of prevention, treatment and medication. (Art. 22) - Arabic1. تكفل الدّولة كل مواطن وأسرته في حالات الطوارئ والمرض والعجز واليُتم والشيخوخة،
2. تحمي الدّولة صحّة المواطنين وتوفّر لهم وسائل الوقاية والمعالجة والتّداوي. (المادّة 22)
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- EnglishThe national system of social inclusion and equity is an articulated and coordinated set of systems, institutions, policies, norms, programs and services that ensure the exercise, guarantee, and enforceability of the rights enshrined in the Constitution and the achievement of the objectives of the development plan.
The system shall be coordinated with the National Development Plan and with the national decentralized system of participatory planning; it shall be guided by the principles of universality, equality, equity, progressivity, interculturalism, solidarity and nondiscrimination; and it shall function on the basis of the criteria of quality, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, responsibility and participation.
The system is comprised of the sectors of education, health, social security, risk management, physical education and sports, habitat and housing, culture, information and communication, the enjoyment of leisure, science and technology, population, human security and transportation. (Art. 340) - SpanishEl sistema nacional de inclusión y equidad social es el conjunto articulado y coordinado de sistemas, instituciones, políticas, normas, programas y servicios que aseguran el ejercicio, garantía y exigibilidad de los derechos reconocidos en la Constitución y el cumplimiento de los objetivos del régimen de desarrollo.
El sistema se articulará al Plan Nacional de Desarrollo y al sistema nacional descentralizado de planificación participativa; se guiará por los principios de universalidad, igualdad, equidad, progresividad, interculturalidad, solidaridad y no discriminación; y funcionará bajo los criterios de calidad, eficiencia, eficacia, transparencia, responsabilidad y participación.
El sistema se compone de los ámbitos de la educación, salud, seguridad social, gestión de riesgos, cultura física y deporte, hábitat y vivienda, cultura, comunicación e información, disfrute del tiempo libre, ciencia y tecnología, población, seguridad humana y transporte. (Art. 340)
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- EnglishWe the people of Solomon Islands, …
AGREE AND PLEDGE that –
…
(b) we shall uphold the principles of equality, social justice and the equitable distribution of incomes;
… (Preamble)
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Parents have the natural right and the duty to raise their children. They are sustained in this effort, by the State and the public collectivities.
… (Art. 20) - French
Les parents ont le droit naturel et le devoir d'élever leurs enfants. Ils sont soutenus, dans cette tâche, par l'Etat et les collectivités publiques.
... (Art. 20)
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- EnglishThe State shall protect the widows and orphans of martyrs of war and duty, together with invalid and war veterans, and ensure that they enjoy a decent standard of living.
... (Art. 61) - TurkishDevlet, harp ve vazife şehitlerinin dul ve yetimleriyle, malûl ve gazileri korur ve toplumda kendilerine yaraşır bir hayat seviyesi sağlar.
... (Madde 61)