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Public Institutions and Services
Namibia
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting, inter alia, policies aimed at the following:
(a) … the Government shall seek, through appropriate legislation, to provide maternity and related benefits for women;
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(e) ensurance that every citizen has a right to fair and reasonable access to public facilities and services in accordance with the law;
(f) ensurance that senior citizens are entitled to and do receive a regular pension adequate for the maintenance of a decent standard of living and the enjoyment of social and cultural opportunities;
(g) enactment of legislation to ensure that the unemployed, the incapacitated, the indigent and the disadvantaged are accorded such social benefits and amenities as are determined by Parliament to be just and affordable with due regard to the resources of the State;
… (Art. 95)
Public Institutions and Services
Lithuania
- EnglishThe State shall take care of families raising and bringing up children at home, and shall render them support according to the procedure established by law.
… (Art. 39) - LithuanianValstybė globoja šeimas, auginančias ir auklėjančias vaikus namuose, įstatymo nustatyta tvarka teikia joms paramą.
... (39 straipsnis)
Public Institutions and Services
Ecuador
- EnglishThe State shall create the conditions for the integral protection of its inhabitants throughout their lives, conditions that shall ensure the rights and principles enshrined in the Constitution, in particular that of equality in diversity and nondiscrimination and shall give priority to actions for those groups who require special consideration because of the persistence of inequalities, exclusion, discrimination or violence or by virtue of their age, health, or disabilities.
Integral protection shall function by means of specialized systems in accordance with the law. The specialized systems shall be guided by their specific principles and by those of the national system of social inclusion and equity.
… (Art. 341) - SpanishEl Estado generará las condiciones para la protección integral de sus habitantes a lo largo de sus vidas, que aseguren los derechos y principios reconocidos en la Constitución, en particular la igualdad en la diversidad y la no discriminación, y priorizará su acción hacia aquellos grupos que requieran consideración especial por la persistencia de desigualdades, exclusión, discriminación o violencia, o en virtud de su condición etaria, de salud o de discapacidad.
La protección integral funcionará a través de sistemas especializados, de acuerdo con la ley. Los sistemas especializados se guiarán por sus principios específicos y los del sistema nacional de inclusión y equidad social.
… (Art. 341)
Public Institutions and Services
Iraq
- EnglishFirst:
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B. The State shall guarantee the protection of motherhood, childhood and old age, shall care for children and youth, and shall provide them with the appropriate conditions to develop their talents and abilities.
… (Art. 29) - Arabicأولاً:
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ب ـ تكفل الدولة حماية الأمومة والطفولة والشيخوخة، وترعى النّشئ والشباب، وتوفر لهم الظروف المناسبة لتنمية ملكاتهم وقدراتهم.
… (المادة 29)
Public Institutions and Services
Seychelles
- English(1) The State recognises that the family is the natural and fundamental element of society and the right of everyone to form a family and undertakes to promote the legal, economic and social protection of the family.
... (Art. 32)
Public Institutions and Services
Poland
- EnglishMarriage, being a union of a man and a woman, as well as the family, motherhood and parenthood, shall be placed under the protection and care of the Republic of Poland. (Art. 18)
- PolishMałżeństwo jako związek kobiety i mężczyzny, rodzina, macierzyństwo i rodzicielstwo znajdują się pod ochroną i opieką Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. (Art. 18)
Public Institutions and Services
Guatemala
- EnglishThe State will protect the physical, mental, and moral health of the minors of age and of the elderly. It will guarantee to them their right to food, health, education, and security and social prevision. (Art. 51)
- SpanishEl Estado protegerá la salud física, mental y moral de los menores de edad y de los ancianos. Les garantizará su derecho a la alimentación, salud, educación y seguridad y previsión social. (Art. 51)
Public Institutions and Services
Malaysia
- English1. Social welfare; social services subject to Lists I and II; protection of women, children and young persons.
… (Ninth Schedule, Legislative Lists, List III—Concurrent List) - Malay1. Kebajikan masyarakat; perkhidmatan masyarakat tertakluk kepada Senarai I dan II; perlindungan bagi perempuan, kanak-kanak dan orang muda.
… (Jadul Kesembilan, Senarai Perundangan, Senarai III—Senarai Bersama)
Public Institutions and Services
South Sudan
- English...
4. The National Government shall endeavour to build institutional, human, social and economic capacity, develop infrastructure and social services and raise the standard of public services to attain the Millennium Development Goals.
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6. National wealth and other resources shall be allocated in a manner that will enable each level of government to discharge its legal and constitutional responsibilities and duties and ensure that the quality of life and dignity of all the people are promoted without discrimination on grounds of gender, religion, political affiliation, ethnicity, language or locality.
… (Art. 169)
Public Institutions and Services
Russian Federation
- English1. The Government of the Russian Federation:
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c) shall ensure the implementation in the Russian Federation of a uniform socially-oriented State policy in the sphere of culture, science, education, health, social security, support, strengthening and protection of family, preserving traditional family values, and protection of environment;
… (Art. 114) - Russian1. Правительство Российской Федерации:
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в) обеспечивает проведение в Российской Федерации единой социально ориентированной государственной политики в области культуры, науки, образования, здравоохранения, социального обеспечения, поддержки, укрепления и защиты семьи, сохранения традиционных семейных ценностей, а также в области охраны окружающей среды;
… (Статья 114)