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- English1. The following shall be within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation:
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g) coordination of healthcare issues, ... social protection, including social security;
g1) protection of the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood; protection of marriage as a union of a male and a female; creation of conditions for decent upbringing of children in a family, and for fulfilling by children of legal age of their obligation to take care of parents;
… (Art. 72) - Russian1. В совместном ведении Российской Федерации и субъектов Российской Федерации находятся:
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ж) координация вопросов здравоохранения, … социальная защита, включая социальное обеспечение;
ж1) защита семьи, материнства, отцовства и детства; защита института брака как союза мужчины и женщины; создание условий для достойного воспитания детей в семье, а также для осуществления совершеннолетними детьми обязанности заботиться о родителях;
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Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The law to be applied with respect to any pensions benefits that were granted to any person at the date of the commencement of this Constitution shall be the law that is in force at the date on which those benefits were granted or any law in force at a later date that is not less favourable to that person.
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(7) In this section "pensions benefits" means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of those persons in respect of that service.
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Public Institutions and Services
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The family, which is the foundation of society, shall enjoy special protection from the State.
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Paragraph 8. The State shall ensure assistance to the family in the person of each of its members, creating mechanisms to suppress violence within the family. (Art. 226) - Portuguese
A família, base da sociedade, tem especial proteção do Estado.
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§ 8º O Estado assegurará a assistência à família na pessoa de cada um dos que a integram, criando mecanismos para coibir a violência no âmbito de suas relações. (Art. 226)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Without altering the legislative authority of Parliament or of the provincial legislatures, or the rights of any of them with respect to the exercise of their legislative authority, Parliament and the legislatures, together with the government of Canada and the provincial governments, are committed to
(a) promoting equal opportunities for the well-being of Canadians;
(b) furthering economic development to reduce disparity in opportunities; and
(c) providing essential public services of reasonable quality to all Canadians.
(2) Parliament and the government of Canada are committed to the principle of making equalization payments to ensure that provincial governments have sufficient revenues to provide reasonably comparable levels of public services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 36) - French(1) Sous réserve des compétences législatives du Parlement et des legislatures et de leur droit de les exercer, le Parlement et les législatures, ainsi que les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux, s’engagent à :
a) promouvoir l’égalité des chances de tous les Canadiens dans la recherche de leur bien-être;
b) favoriser le développement économique pour réduire l’inégalité des chances;
c) fournir à tous les Canadiens, à un niveau de qualité acceptable, les services publics essentiels.
(2) Le Parlement et le gouvernement du Canada prennent l’engagement de principe de faire des paiements de péréquation propres à donner aux gouvernements provinciaux des revenus suffisants pour les mettre en mesure d’assurer les services publics à un niveau de qualité et de fiscalité sensiblement comparables. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 36)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishMaternal and childhood welfare are national duties.
… (Art. 29) - Arabicرعاية الأمومة و الطّفولة واجب وطني.
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- English1 The Confederation shall take measures to ensure adequate financial provision for the elderly, surviving spouses and children, and persons with disabilities. These shall be based on three pillars, namely the Federal Old-age, Survivors’ and Invalidity Insurance, the occupational pension scheme and private pension schemes.
… (Art. 111) - French1 La Confédération prend des mesures afin d’assurer une prévoyance vieillesse, survivants et invalidité suffisante. Cette prévoyance repose sur les trois piliers que sont l’assurance-vieillesse, survivants et invalidité fédérale, la prévoyance professionnelle et la prévoyance individuelle.
… (Art. 111) - German1 Der Bund trifft Massnahmen für eine ausreichende Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge. Diese beruht auf drei Säulen, nämlich der eidgenössischen Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenversicherung, der beruflichen Vorsorge und der Selbstvorsorge.
... (Art. 111) - Italian1 La Confederazione prende provvedimenti per una previdenza sufficiente in materia di vecchiaia, superstiti e invalidità. Questa previdenza poggia su tre pilastri, l’assicurazione federale vecchiaia, superstiti e invalidità, la previdenza professionale e la previdenza individuale.
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- EnglishThe following principles shall guide all aspects of public finance in the Republic—
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(b) the public finance system shall promote an equitable society, and in particular—
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(iii) expenditure shall promote the equitable development of the country, including by making special provision for marginalised groups and areas;
… (Art. 201) - SwahiliKanuni zifuatazo zitaongoza nyanja zote za fedha za umma katika Jamhuri
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(b) mfumo wa fedha za umma utaimarisha jamii yenye usawa, na haswa-
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(iii) matumizi yataimarisha maendeleo sawa ya nchi, ikiwa ni pamoja na kutunga sheria maalumu kwa ajili ya makundi na maeneo ya pembezoni;
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State shall adopt effective measures to bring about a radical transformation in the rural areas through the promotion of an agricultural revolution, the provision of rural electrification, the development of cottage and other industries, and the improvement of education, communications and public health, in those areas, so as progressively to remove the disparity in the standards of living between the urban and the rural areas. (Art. 16)
- Bengaliনগর ও গ্রামাঞ্চলের জীবন যাত্রার মানের বৈষম্য ক্রমাগতভাবে দূর করিবার উদ্দেশ্যে কৃষিবিপ্লবের বিকাশ, গ্রামাঞ্চলে বৈদ্যুতীকরণের ব্যবস্থা, কুটিরশিল্প ও অন্যান্য শিল্পের বিকাশ এবং শিক্ষা, যোগাযোগ-ব্যবস্থা ও জনস্বাস্থ্যের উন্নয়নের মাধ্যমে গ্রামাঞ্চলের আমূল রূপান্তরসাধনের জন্য রাষ্ট্র কার্যকর ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করিবেন৷ ((অনুচ্ছেদ ১৬)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishAll people have the right to start a family. The State recognizes and protects families, regardless of their structure, as the basic cell of society, and works to guarantee that the holistic achievement of their objectives.
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Legal protection of the diverse types of families is regulated by the law. (Art. 81) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a fundar una familia. El Estado reconoce y protege a las familias, cualquiera sea su forma de organización, como célula fundamental de la sociedad y crea las condiciones para garantizar que se favorezca integralmente la consecución de sus fines.
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La protección jurídica de los diversos tipos de familias es regulada por la ley. (Art. 81)
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2. The state shall protect and encourage marriage, and shall work on removing material and social obstacles that hinder it. The state shall also protect maternity and childhood, take care of young children and youth and provide the suitable conditions for the development of their talents. (Art. 20) - Arabic...
2. تحمي الدولة الزواج وتشجع عليه، وتعمل على إزالة العقبات المادية والإجتماعية التي تعوقه، وتحمي الأمومة والطفولة، وترعى النشء والشباب، وتوفر لهم الظروف المناسبة لتنمية ملكاتهم.(المادّة 20)