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Public Institutions and Services
Bulgaria
- EnglishThe family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society. (Art. 14)
- BulgarianСемейството, майчинството и децата са под закрила на държавата и обществото. (Чл. 14)
Public Institutions and Services
Côte d’Ivoire
- EnglishThe State is committed to guaranteeing the specific needs of vulnerable persons.
It takes the necessary measures to prevent the vulnerability of children, women, mothers, the elderly and persons with disabilities.
It is committed to guaranteeing the access of vulnerable persons to healthcare services, education, employment, culture, sports and leisure. (Art. 32) - FrenchL’Etat s’engage à garantir les besoins spécifiques des personnes vulnérables.
Il prend les mesures nécessaires pour prévenir la vulnérabilité des enfants, des femmes, des mères, des personnes âgées et des personnes en situation de handicap.
Il s’engage à garantir l’accès des personnes vulnérables aux services de santé, à l’éducation, à l’emploi, à la culture, aux sports et aux loisirs. (Art. 32)
Public Institutions and Services
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishThe following are essential purposes and functions of the State, in addition to those established in the Constitution and the law:
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2. To guarantee the welfare, development, security and protection, and equal dignity of individuals, nations, peoples, and communities, …
5. To guarantee access of all people to education, health and work.
… (Art. 9) - SpanishSon fines y funciones esenciales del Estado, además de los que establece la Constitución y la ley:
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2. Garantizar el bienestar, el desarrollo, la seguridad y la protección e igual dignidad de las personas, las naciones, los pueblos y las comunidades, ...
5. Garantizar el acceso de las personas a la educación, a la salud y al trabajo.
… (Art. 9)
Public Institutions and Services
Suriname
- EnglishThe policy in relation to social security for widows, orphans, the aged, invalids and incapacitated workers shall be indicated by law. (Art. 50)
- DutchHet beleid inzake sociale zekerheid voor weduwen, wezen, bejaarden, invaliden en arbeidsongeschikten wordt bij wet aangegeven. (Art. 50)
Public Institutions and Services
Hungary
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We hold that democracy is only possible where the State serves its citizens and handles their affairs in an equitable manner, without abuse and impartially.
… (National Avowal) - Hungarian…
Valljuk, hogy népuralom csak ott van, ahol az állam szolgálja polgárait, ügyeiket méltányosan, visszaélés és részrehajlás nélkül intézi.
… (Nemzeti Hitvallás)
Public Institutions and Services
Eswatini
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(2) Subject to the availability of resources, the Government shall provide facilities and opportunities necessary to enhance the welfare of women to enable them to realise their full potential and advancement.
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Public Institutions and Services
Brazil
- EnglishThe following are rights of urban and rural workers, in addition to any others designed to improve their social condition:
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XII. family allowance for dependents of the low income worker, as provided by law;
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XXV. free assistance for children and dependents from birth to 5 (five) years of age in day-care centers and pre-schools;
… (Art. 7) - PortugueseSão direitos dos trabalhadores urbanos e rurais, além de outros que visem à melhoria de sua condição social:
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XII - salário-família pago em razão do dependente do trabalhador de baixa renda nos termos da lei;
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XXV - assistência gratuita aos filhos e dependentes desde o nascimento até 5 (cinco) anos de idade em creches e pré-escolas;
... (Art. 7)
Public Institutions and Services
Georgia
- English1. Georgia is a social state.
2. The State shall take care of strengthening the principles of social justice, social equality and social solidarity within society.
3. The State shall take care of the equitable socio-economic and demographic development in the entire territory of the country. Special conditions for the development of high mountain regions shall be determined by law.
4. The State shall take care of human health care and social protection, ensuring the subsistence minimum and decent housing, and protecting the welfare of the family. The State shall promote the employment of citizens. Conditions for providing the subsistence minimum shall be determined by law.
… (Art. 5) - Georgian1. საქართველო არის სოციალური სახელმწიფო.
2. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს საზოგადოებაში სოციალური სამართლიანობის, სოციალური თანასწორობისა და სოციალური სოლიდარობის პრინციპების განმტკიცებაზე.
3. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს ქვეყნის მთელ ტერიტორიაზე თანაბარ სოციალურ-ეკონომიკურ და დემოგრაფიულ განვითარებაზე. მაღალმთიანი რეგიონების განვითარებისათვის კანონი ქმნის განსაკუთრებულ პირობებს.
4. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს ადამიანის ჯანმრთელობისა და სოციალურ დაცვაზე, საარსებო მინიმუმითა და ღირსეული საცხოვრებლით უზრუნველყოფაზე, ოჯახის კეთილდღეობის დაცვაზე. სახელმწიფო ხელს უწყობს მოქალაქეს დასაქმებაში. საარსებო მინიმუმის უზრუნველყოფის პირობები განისაზღვრება კანონით.
… (მუხლი 5)
Public Institutions and Services
Malta
- English(1) Every citizen incapable of work and unprovided with the resources necessary for subsistence is entitled to maintenance and social assistance.
… (Art. 17) - Maltese(1) Kull ċittadin li ma jkunx kapaċi għal xogħol u li ma jkunx provdut bir-risorsi meħtieġa għall-għixien għandu dritt għal manteniment u għajnuna soċjali.
… (Art. 17)
Public Institutions and Services
Armenia
- EnglishFamily, being the natural and fundamental cell of society and the basis for the preservation and reproduction of the population, as well as motherhood and childhood shall be under special protection and aegis of the state. (Art. 16)
- ArmenianԸնտանիքը, որպես հասարակության բնական և հիմնական բջիջ, բնակչության պահպանման և վերարտադրման հիմք, ինչպես նաև մայրությունը և մանկությունը պետության հատուկ պաշտպանության և հովանավորության ներքո են: (Հոդված 16)