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Public Institutions and Services
Guatemala
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It is the obligation of the State to guide the national economy to achieve the utilizations of the natural resources and the human potential, to increase wealth and to try to achieve full employment and the equitable distribution of the national income.
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Es obligación del Estado orientar la economía nacional para lograr la utilización de los recursos naturales y el potencial humano, para incrementar la riqueza y tratar de lograr el pleno empleo y la equitativa distribución del ingreso nacional.
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Public Institutions and Services
Austria
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(3) Federation, provinces and municipalities have to aim at the equal status of women and men in the budgeting. (Art. 13) - German
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(3) Bund, Länder und Gemeinden haben bei der Haushaltsführung die tatsächliche Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern anzustreben. (Art. 13)
Public Institutions and Services
Comoros
- EnglishAll citizens have the right of access to the administration of the public function within conditions of equality, in accordance with the provisions provided for by the law. (Art. 24)
- Arabicيحق لجميع المواطنين الوصول إلى الوظائف العامة والولايات المنتخبة في ظل ظروف من المساواة والحرية في إطار الشروط التي وضعها القانون. (المادة 24)
- FrenchTous les citoyens ont le droit d'accéder à l’administration de la fonction publique dans des conditions d'égalité, conformément aux dispositions prévues par la loi. (Art. 24)
Public Institutions and Services
Sudan
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(5) The state shall provide free healthcare for motherhood, childhood and pregnant women. (Art. 48) - Arabic…
5. توفر الدولة الرعاية الصحية المجانية للامومه والطفوله وللحوامل. (الماده 49)
Public Institutions and Services
Mexico
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B. In the matter of broadcasting [radiodifusión] and telecommunications:
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V. The law will establish a public decentralized organ [organismo] with technical [and] operative autonomy, [autonomy] of decision and of administration [gestion] autonomy, having the objective of providing the service of not-for-profit broadcasting [radiodifusión sin fines de lucro], to the effect of assuring the access of the greater number of persons in each one of the entities [entidades] of the Federation, to contents that promote [promuevan] the national integration, the educational, cultural and civic training [formación], equality between women and men, the diffusion of impartial, objective, opportune and truthful [veraz] information of the national and international events [acontecer], and to give space to the works [obras] of independent production, as well as to the expression of the diversity and plurality of ideas and opinions that fortify the democratic life of the society.
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B. En materia de radiodifusión y telecomunicaciones:
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V. La ley establecerá un organismo público descentralizado con autonomía técnica, operativa, de decisión y de gestión, que tendrá por objeto proveer el servicio de radiodifusión sin fines de lucro, a efecto de asegurar el acceso al mayor número de personas en cada una de las entidades de la Federación, a contenidos que promuevan la integración nacional, la formación educativa, cultural y cívica, la igualdad entre mujeres y hombres, la difusión de información imparcial, objetiva, oportuna y veraz del acontecer nacional e internacional, y dar espacio a las obras de producción independiente, así como a la expresión de la diversidad y pluralidad de ideas y opiniones que fortalezcan la vida democrática de la sociedad.
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Public Institutions and Services
Estonia
- EnglishEveryone is entitled to protection of his or her health.
Every citizen of Estonia is entitled to government assistance in the case of old age, incapacity for work, loss of provider, or need. The categories and extent of the assistance, and the conditions and procedure for its allocation are provided by law.
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The national government facilitates voluntary provision of welfare services and provision of welfare services by local authorities.
Families with a large number of children as well as people with disabilities enjoy special care of the national government and of local authorities. (Sec. 28) - EstonianIgaühel on õigus tervise kaitsele.
Eesti kodanikul on õigus riigi abile vanaduse, töövõimetuse, toitjakaotuse ja puuduse korral. Abi liigid, ulatuse ning saamise tingimused ja korra sätestab seadus.
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Riik soodustab vabatahtlikku ja omavalitsuse hoolekannet.
Lasterikkad pered ja puuetega inimesed on riigi ja kohalike omavalitsuste erilise hoole all. (§ 28)
Public Institutions and Services
Armenia
- EnglishThe main objectives of state policy in the economic, social, and cultural spheres shall be:
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4. To promote factual equality between women and men;
5. To promote the birth rate and the having of many children;
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7. To implement health protection and improvement programs for the population, and to create conditions for effective and affordable medical services for the population;
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10. To develop the regions proportionately;
… (Art. 86) - ArmenianՏնտեսական, սոցիալական և մշակութային ոլորտներում պետության քաղաքականության հիմնական նպատակներն են`
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4) կանանց և տղամարդկանց միջև փաստացի հավասարության խթանումը.
5) ծնելիության և բազմազավակության խթանումը.
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7) բնակչության առողջության պահպանման և բարելավման ծրագրերի իրականացումը, արդյունավետ և մատչելի բժշկական սպասարկման պայմանների ստեղծումը.
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10) տարածքային համաչափ զարգացումը.
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Public Institutions and Services
Eritrea
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3. The State shall ensure peaceful and stable conditions by establishing appropriate participatory institutions that guarantee and hasten equitable economic and social progress. (Art. 6)
Public Institutions and Services
Zambia
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2. The local government system shall—
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d. ensure that services are provided to sub-structures in an equitable and sustainable manner;
e. promote social and economic development;
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Public Institutions and Services
Paraguay
- EnglishThe use of the mass communication media is of public interest; in consequence, their functioning may not be closed or suspended.
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The law will regulate the publicity to the effect of best protecting the rights of the child, of youth, of the illiterate, of the consumer, and of the woman. (Art. 27) - SpanishEl empleo de los medios de comunicación es de interés público; en consecuencia, no se los podrá clausurar ni suspender su funcionamiento.
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La ley regulará la publicidad a los efectos de la mejor protección de los derechos del niño, del joven, del analfabeto, del consumidor y de la mujer. (Art. 27)