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2. The State shall endeavor to protect motherhood.
… (Art. 36) - Korean…
②국가는 모성의 보호를 위하여 노력하여야 한다.
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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.
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(2) The State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must endeavour to secure—
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(d) the implementation of measures such as family care that enable women to enjoy a real opportunity to work. (Sec. 24)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe law will established the obligatory and complete [integral] system of social security for the dependent workers and their families. Its extension will be promoted to all the sectors of the population.
The services of the social security system may be public, private or mixed, and in all cases will be supervised by the State.
… (Art. 95) - SpanishEl sistema obligatorio e integral de seguridad social para el trabajador dependiente y su familia será establecido por la ley. Se promoverá su extensión a todos los sectores de la población.
Los servicios del sistema de seguridad social podrán ser públicos, privados o mixtos, y en todos los casos estarán supervisados por el Estado.
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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၊
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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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- English(1) The power to grant any award under any pensions law for the time being in force in Belize (other than an award to which, under that law, the person to whom it is payable is entitled as of right) and, in accordance with any provisions in that behalf contained in any such law, to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any award payable under any such law, shall vest in the Governor-General.
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(3) In this section, “pensions law” means any law relating to the grant to any person, or to the widow, children, dependents or personal representatives of that person, of an award in respect of the services of that person in a public office, and includes any instrument made under any such law. (Sec. 113)
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- EnglishThe state shall take care of the creation of conditions in which an optimal satisfaction of the basic needs for work, food, health care, education, energy, clothing and communication is obtained. (Art. 24)
- DutchDe Staat draagt zorg voor het scheppen van omstandigheden, waardoor een optimale bevrediging van de basisbehoeften aan het werk, voeding, gezondheid, onderwijs, energie, kleding en communicatie verkregen wordt. (Art. 24)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to all the people at affordable cost. There shall be priority for the needs of the under-privileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women, and children. The State shall endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers. (Art. XIII, Sec. 11)
- FilipinoDapat magsagawa ang Estado ng pinag-isa at komprehensibong lapit sa pagpapaunlad ng kalusugan na magbibigay ng mga pangunahing pangangailangan, mga lingkurang pangkalusugan at iba pang mga lingkurang panlipunan na makakayanan ng lahat ng mga mamamayan. Dapat magkaroon ng prayoriti para sa mga pangangailangan ng mahihirap na maysakit, matatanda, may kapansanan, mga babae, at mga bata. Dapat sikapin ng Estado na makapagkaloob ng libreng panggagamot sa mga pulubi. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 11)
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- EnglishEveryone has the right to a standard of living sufficient for himself or herself and his or her family that includes adequate nutrition, clothing and housing. (Art. 48)
- UkrainianКожен має право на достатній життєвий рівень для себе і своєї сім'ї, що включає достатнє харчування, одяг, житло. (Стаття 48)