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France
- EnglishIt shall guarantee to all, notably to children, mothers and elderly workers, protection of their health, material security, rest and leisure. All people who, by virtue of their age, physical or mental condition, or economic situation, are incapable of working, shall have to the right to receive suitable means of existence from society. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 11)
- FrenchElle garantit à tous, notamment à l'enfant, à la mère et aux vieux travailleurs, la protection de la santé, la sécurité matérielle, le repos et les loisirs. Tout être humain qui, en raison de son âge, de son état physique ou mental, de la situation économique, se trouve dans l'incapacité de travailler a le droit d'obtenir de la collectivité des moyens convenables d'existence. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 11)
Public Institutions and Services
Eritrea
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2. All administrative institutions shall be free from corruption, discrimination and delay in the delivery of efficient and equitable public services. (Art. 11)
Public Institutions and Services
South Sudan
- English1. The principal objective of the economic development strategy shall be the:
a. eradication of poverty;
b. attainment of the Millennium Development Goals;
c. guaranteeing the equitable distribution of wealth;
d. redressing imbalances of income; and
e. achieving a decent standard of life for the people of South Sudan.
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3. The State shall ensure that National wealth is equitably shared among all levels of government for the welfare of the people. (Art. 37)
Public Institutions and Services
Honduras
- EnglishEvery person is entitled to the security of his economic means of support in the event of work disability or inability to obtain remunerated employment.
Social Security services shall be furnished and administered by the Honduran Social Security Institute and shall cover cases of sickness, maternity, family allowance, old-age, orphanhood, lockout, work injury, involuntary unemployment; occupational disease, and other contingencies affecting the capacity to produce.
The State shall establish social welfare institutions which shall function as a unit in a single state system with the contribution of all interested parties and the state. (Art. 142) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a la seguridad de sus medios económicos de subsistencia en caso de incapacidad para trabajar u obtener trabajo retribuido.
Los servicios de seguridad social serán prestados y administrados por el Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social que cubrirá los casos de enfermedad, maternidad, subsidio de familia, vejez, orfandad, paros forzosos, accidentes de trabajo, desocupación comprobada, enfermedades profesionales y todas las demás contingencias que afecten la capacidad de producir.
El Estado creará instituciones de asistencia y previsión social que funcionarán unificadas en un sistema unitario estatal con la aportación de todos los interesados y el mismo Estado. (Art. 142)
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Lithuania
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Family, motherhood, fatherhood, and childhood shall be under the protection and care of the State.
… (Art. 38) - Lithuanian...
Valstybė saugo ir globoja šeimą, motinystę, tėvystę ir vaikystę.
... (38 straipsnis)
Public Institutions and Services
Uganda
- EnglishThe State shall endeavour to fulfil the fundamental rights of all Ugandans to social justice and economic development and shall, in particular, ensure that-
a. all developmental efforts are directed at ensuring the maximum social and cultural well-being of the people; and
b. all Ugandans enjoy rights and opportunities and access to education, health services, clean and safe water, work, decent shelter, adequate clothing, food security and pension and retirement benefits. (National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, XIV)
Public Institutions and Services
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishThe economy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its objectives of achieving the economic independence of the society, uprooting poverty and deprivation, and fulfilling human needs in the process of development while preserving human liberty, is based on the following criteria:
1. the provision of basic necessities for all citizens: housing, food, clothing, hygiene, medical treatment, education, and the necessary facilities for the establishment of a family;
… (Art. 43) - Persianبرای تأمین استقلال اقتصادی جامعه و ریشهکن کردن فقر و محرومیت و برآوردن نیازهای انسان در جریان رشد، با حفظ آزادگی او، اقتصاد جمهوری اسلامی ایران بر اساس ضوابط زیر استوار میشود:
1- تأمین نیازهای اساسی: مسکن، خوراک، پوشاک، بهداشت، درمان، آموزش و پرورش و امکانات لازم برای تشکیل خانواده برای همه.
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Public Institutions and Services
Panama
- EnglishThe State protects marriage, motherhood and the family. What is relative to civil status shall be determined by law.
… (Art. 56) - SpanishEl Estado protege el matrimonio, la maternidad y la familia. La Ley determinará lo relativo al estado civil.
… (Art. 56)
Public Institutions and Services
North Macedonia
- EnglishThe Republic provides particular care and protection for the family.
… (Art. 40) - MacedonianРепубликата му обезбедува посебна грижа и заштита на семејството.
… (Член 40)
Public Institutions and Services
Antigua and Barbuda
- English1. Where under any law any person or authority has a discretion-
a. to decide whether or not any pensions benefits shall be granted; or
b. to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any such benefits that have been granted, those benefits shall be granted and may not be withheld, reduced in amount or suspended unless the Public Service Commission concurs in the refusal to grant the benefits or, as the case may be, in the decision to withhold them, reduce them in amount or suspend them.
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5. In this section "pensions benefits" means any pensions, compensations, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as judges or officers of the Supreme Court or public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service.
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