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Guinea-Bissau
- English1. The State recognizes the formation of the family and assures its protection.
... (Art. 26) - Portuguese1 - O Estado reconhece a constituição da família e assegura a sua protecção.
... (Art. 26)
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Costa Rica
- EnglishSocial securities for the benefit of the manual and intellectual workers are established, regulated by the system of compulsory [forzosa] contribution of the State, employers and workers, in order to protect them against the risks of sickness, disability, maternity, old age, death and other contingencies that the law determines.
The administration and the government of the social securities will be the responsibility of an autonomous institution, denominated [the] Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social [Costa Rican Bank of Social Security].
The funds and the reserves of the social securities may not be transferred or used for distinct purposes [other] than those which motivated their creation.
… (Art. 73) - SpanishSe establecen los seguros sociales en beneficio de los trabajadores manuales e intelectuales, regulados por el sistema de contribución forzosa del Estado, patronos y trabajadores, a fin de proteger a éstos contra los riesgos de enfermedad, invalidez, maternidad, vejez, muerte y demás contingencias que la ley determine.
La administración y el gobierno de los seguros sociales estarán a cargo de una institución autónoma, denominada Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social.
No podrán ser transferidos ni empleados en finalidades distintas a las que motivaron su creación, los fondos y las reservas de los seguros sociales.
… (Art. 73)
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Palestine
- EnglishMaternal and childhood welfare are national duties.
… (Art. 29) - Arabicرعاية الأمومة و الطّفولة واجب وطني.
… (المادّة 29)
Public Institutions and Services
Switzerland
- English1 The Confederation shall take measures to ensure adequate financial provision for the elderly, surviving spouses and children, and persons with disabilities. These shall be based on three pillars, namely the Federal Old-age, Survivors’ and Invalidity Insurance, the occupational pension scheme and private pension schemes.
… (Art. 111) - French1 La Confédération prend des mesures afin d’assurer une prévoyance vieillesse, survivants et invalidité suffisante. Cette prévoyance repose sur les trois piliers que sont l’assurance-vieillesse, survivants et invalidité fédérale, la prévoyance professionnelle et la prévoyance individuelle.
… (Art. 111) - German1 Der Bund trifft Massnahmen für eine ausreichende Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge. Diese beruht auf drei Säulen, nämlich der eidgenössischen Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenversicherung, der beruflichen Vorsorge und der Selbstvorsorge.
... (Art. 111) - Italian1 La Confederazione prende provvedimenti per una previdenza sufficiente in materia di vecchiaia, superstiti e invalidità. Questa previdenza poggia su tre pilastri, l’assicurazione federale vecchiaia, superstiti e invalidità, la previdenza professionale e la previdenza individuale.
… (Art. 111)
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Malawi
- English1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
... (Sec. 22)
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Ecuador
- 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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Syrian Arab Republic
- English...
2. The state shall protect and encourage marriage, and shall work on removing material and social obstacles that hinder it. The state shall also protect maternity and childhood, take care of young children and youth and provide the suitable conditions for the development of their talents. (Art. 20) - Arabic...
2. تحمي الدولة الزواج وتشجع عليه، وتعمل على إزالة العقبات المادية والإجتماعية التي تعوقه، وتحمي الأمومة والطفولة، وترعى النشء والشباب، وتوفر لهم الظروف المناسبة لتنمية ملكاتهم.(المادّة 20)
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Papua New Guinea
- English…
(2) EQUALITY AND PARTICIPATION.
We declare our second goal to be for all citizens to have an equal opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, the development of our country.
WE ACCORDINGLY CALL FOR-
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(3) every effort to be made to achieve an equitable distribution of incomes and other benefits of development among individuals and throughout the various parts of the country; and
(4) equalization of services in all parts of the country, and for every citizen to have equal access to legal processes and all services, governmental and otherwise, that are required for the fulfilment of his or her real needs and aspirations;
… (Preamble, National Goals and Directive Principles)
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Namibia
- English….
(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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Ecuador
- 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)