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2. The State shall endeavor to protect motherhood.
… (Art. 36) - Korean…
②국가는 모성의 보호를 위하여 노력하여야 한다.
… (제36조)
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- EnglishThe State recognizes, without any discrimination, the primacy of the inalienable rights of the person and protects the family as the basic institution of the society. (Art. 5)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce, sin discriminación alguna, la primacía de los derechos inalienables de la persona y ampara a la familia como institución básica de la sociedad. (Art. 5)
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- English1. The fiscal system shall aim to satisfy the financial needs of the state and of other public entities and to ensure a just distribution of income and wealth.
... (Art. 103) - Portuguese1. O sistema fiscal visa a satisfação das necessidades financeiras do Estado e outras entidades públicas e uma repartição justa dos rendimentos e da riqueza.
... (Art. 103)
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- English1. To the extent of their powers and possibilities, state government and local self-government bodies shall be obliged to fulfill the objectives enshrined in Article 86 of the Constitution.
… (Art. 87) - Armenian1. Պետական և տեղական ինքնակառավարման մարմիններն իրենց իրավասությունների և հնարավորությունների շրջանակում պարտավոր են իրագործել Սահմանադրության 86-րդ հոդվածով սահմանված նպատակները:
… (Հոդված 87)
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- EnglishThe Republic shall, consistent with the principles of individual freedom and social justice enshrined in this Constitution, manage the national economy and the natural resources of Liberia in such manner as shall ensure the maximum feasible participation of Liberian citizens under conditions of equality as to advance the general welfare of the Liberian people and the economic development of Liberia. (Art. 7)
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The Union shall :
(a) earnestly strive to improve education and health of the people;
... (Sec. 28) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံတော်သည် -
(က) ပြည်သူများ၏ ပညာရေး နှင့် ကျန်းမာရေးတိုးတက်စေရေးတို့ အတွက် အလေးထားဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၂၈)
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- EnglishThe family is the basis of society and the fundamental space for the integral development of people. It is formed by natural or legal ties, by the free decision of a man and a woman to enter into marriage or by the responsible willingness to conform to it.
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2. The State shall guarantee the protection of the family.
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6. Maternity, whether the social condition or the civil state of the woman, shall enjoy the protection of the public powers and causes the right to official assistance in the case of need.
… (Art. 55) - SpanishLa familia es el fundamento de la sociedad y el espacio básico para el desarrollo integral de las personas. Se constituye por vínculos naturales o jurídicos, por la decisión libre de un hombre y una mujer de contraer matrimonio o por la voluntad responsable de conformarla.
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2) El Estado garantizará la protección de la familia.
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6) La maternidad, sea cual fuere la condición social o el estado civil de la mujer, gozará de la protección de los poderes públicos y genera derecho a la asistencia oficial en caso de desamparo;
… (Art. 55)
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The state shall protect the family, motherhood, fatherhood, children and young people and shall create the necessary conditions for such protection. (Art. 53) - Slovene
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Država varuje družino, materinstvo, očetovstvo, otroke in mladino ter ustvarja za to varstvo potrebne razmere. (53. Člen)
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- EnglishCitizens of the People's Republic of China have the right to material assistance from the state and society when they are old, ill or disabled. The state develops the social insurance, social relief and medical and health services that are required to enable citizens to enjoy this right.
The state and society ensure the livelihood of disabled members of the armed forces, provide pensions to the families of martyrs and give preferential treatment to the families of military personnel.
… (Art. 45) - Chinese中华人民共和国公民在年老、疾病或者丧失劳动能力的情况下,有从国家和社会获得物质帮助的权利。国家发展为公民享受这些权利所需要的社会保险、社会救济和医疗卫生事业。
国家和社会保障残废军人的生活,抚恤烈士家属,优待军人家属。
… (第四十五条)
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- EnglishThe public services are organized on the basis of equal access of the citizens, of equitable covering of the national territory and of continuity of payments [prestations] rendered.
… (Art. 154) - Arabicيتمّ تنظيم المرافق العمومية على أساس المساواة بين المواطنات والمواطنين في الولوج إليها، والإنصاف في تغطية التراب الوطني، والاستمرارية في آداء الخدمات.
... (الفصل 154)