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- EnglishThe administrative function is at the service of the general interests and is developed on the foundation of the principles of equality, morality, efficiency, economy, swiftness, impartiality, and publicity through the decentralization, the delegation, and the deconcentration of functions.
The administrative authorities must coordinate their actions for the appropriate fulfillment of the objectives of the State. The public administration, in all its orders, shall have an internal control that shall be exercised within the terms that the law specifies. (Art. 209) - SpanishLa función administrativa está al servicio de los intereses generales y se desarrolla con fundamento en los principios de igualdad, moralidad, eficacia, economía, celeridad, imparcialidad y publicidad, mediante la descentralización, la delegación y la desconcentración de funciones.
Las autoridades administrativas deben coordinar sus actuaciones para el adecuado cumplimiento de los fines del Estado. La administración pública, en todos sus órdenes, tendrá un control interno que se ejercerá en los términos que señale la ley. (Art. 209)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. Social security in old age, in case of disease and in the event of disability or loss of the breadwinner shall be guaranteed to the citizens under a procedure and in the cases established by the law.
2. Pensions and social assistance in accordance with the economic resources of the state shall ensure a standard of living not lower than the minimum subsistence level established by the law.
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4. Social activity of the State shall not result in the state guardianship limiting economic freedom and activity of a citizen and the possibilities of a citizen to attain economic wellbeing for himself/herself and his/her family. (Art. 53) - Russian1. Гражданам гарантируется социальное обеспечение в старости, в случае болезни и утраты трудоспособности, потери кормильца в случаях и порядке, предусмотренных законом.
2. Пенсии, социальная помощь в соответствии с экономическими возможностями государства обеспечивают уровень жизни не ниже установленного законом размера прожиточного минимума.
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4. Социальная деятельность государства не должна принимать форму государственного попечительства, ограничивающего экономическую свободу, активность и возможности гражданина самому достигать экономического благополучия для себя и своей семьи. (Статья 53) - Kyrgyz1. Жарандарга улгайганда, ооруп, же эмгектенүүгө жараксыз болуп калганда, багып-көрөөрүнөн ажыраганда мыйзамда каралган тартипте жана жагдайларда социалдык жактан камсыз кылуу кепилдиги берилет.
2. Мамлекеттин экономикалык мүмкүнчүлүгүнө жараша пенсия, социалдык жардам мыйзамда каралган жашоо минимумунан кем эмес өлчөмдө жашоо деңгээлин камсыздайт.
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4. Мамлекеттин социалдык ишмердиги жарандын өзү жана өз үй-бүлөсү үчүн экономикалык жыргалчылыкка өзү жетишүүгө болгон экономикалык эркиндигин, жигердүүлүгүн жана мүмкүнчүлүгүн чектеген мамлекеттик камкордукка айланып кетпеши керек. (53-берене)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The State shall be bound to take measures of economic development and social protection, of a nature to ensure a decent living standard for its citizens.
(2) Citizens have the right to pensions, paid maternity leave, medical care in public health centres, unemployment benefits, and other forms of public or private social securities, as stipulated by the law. Citizens have the right to social assistance, according to the law. (Art. 47) - Romanian(1) Statul este obligat să ia măsuri de dezvoltare economică şi de protecţie socială, de natură să asigure cetăţenilor un nivel de trai decent.
(2) Cetăţenii au dreptul la pensie, la concediu de maternitate plătit, la asistenţă medicală în unităţile sanitare de stat, la ajutor de şomaj şi la alte forme de asigurări sociale publice sau private, prevăzute de lege. Cetăţenii au dreptul şi la măsuri de asistenţă socială, potrivit legii. (Art. 47)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe state prescribes by law the system of retirement for workers and staff in enterprises and undertakings and for functionaries of organs of state. The livelihood of retired personnel is ensured by the state and society. (Art. 44)
- Chinese国家依照法律规定实行企业事业组织的职工和国家机关工作人员的退休制度。退休人员的生活受到国家和社会的保障。(第四十四条)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. All persons and peoples have a right to development and therefore to the enjoyment of economic, social, cultural and political development and women, children and persons with disabilities in particular shall be given special consideration in the application of this right.
2. The State shall take all necessary measures for the realization of the right to development. Such measures shall include, amongst other things, equality of opportunity for all in their access to basic resources, education, health services, food, shelter, employment and infrastructure.
3. The State shall take measures to introduce reforms aimed at eradicating social injustices and inequalities.
4. The State has a responsibility to respect the right to development and to justify its policies in accordance with this responsibility. (Sec. 30)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe right to social security is a right of all persons and it cannot be waived, and it shall be the State that must bear the prime duty and responsibility for this right. Social security shall be governed by the principles of solidarity, obligation, universality, equity, efficiency, subsidiarity, adequacy, transparency and participation, to meet individual and collective needs.
The State shall guarantee and ensure the full and effective exercise of the right to social security, which includes persons who carry out unpaid work in households, livelihood activities in the rural sector, all forms of self-employed and who are unemployed. (Art. 34) - SpanishEI derecho a la seguridad social es un derecho irrenunciable de todas las personas, y será deber y responsabilidad primordial del Estado. La seguridad social se regirá por los principios de solidaridad, obligatoriedad, universalidad, equidad, eficiencia, subsidiaridad, suficiencia, transparencia y participación, para la atención de las necesidades individuales y colectivas.
El Estado garantizará y hará efectivo el ejercicio pleno del derecho a la seguridad social, que incluye a las personas que realizan trabajo no remunerado en los hogares, actividades para el auto sustento en el campo, toda forma de trabajo autónomo y a quienes se encuentran en situación de desempleo. (Art. 34)
Public Institutions and Services
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– Family is the cornerstone of society, and its pillars are religion, morals, and patriotism. The state shall endeavour to maintain its cohesion, stability, and the consolidation of its values. The state shall guarantee equality between women and men, and shall be committed to providing care for children, persons with disabilities, youth, and young persons in the manner prescribed by the law.
– The state shall guarantee social security services for citizens. It shall also guarantee aid for them in cases of emergency, illness, incapacity, and old age in the manner prescribed by the law.
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– The state shall guarantee healthcare for citizens and shall endeavour to provide means for the prevention and treatment of diseases and epidemics.
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– الأسرة أساس المجتمع، قوامها الدين والأخلاق والوطنية، وتعمل الدولة على تماسكها واستقرارها وترسيخ قيمها، وتكفل الدولة تحقيق المساواة بين المرأة والرجل، وتلتزم برعاية الطفل، والأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة، والشباب، والنشء، وذلك على النحو الذي يبينه القانون.
– تكفل الدولة للمواطنين خدمات التأمين الاجتماعي، كما تكفل لهم المعونة في حالات الطوارئ، والمرض، والعجز، والشيخوخة، وذلك على النحو الذي يبينه القانون.
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– تكفل الدولة الرعاية الصحية للمواطنين، وتعمل على توفير وسائل الوقاية والعلاج من الأمراض والأوبئة،
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Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The State shall be empowered to plan general economic activity by an act in order to meet collective needs, to balance and harmonize regional and sectorial development and to stimulate the growth of income and wealth and their more equitable distribution.
… (Sec. 131) - Spanish1. El Estado, mediante ley, podrá planificar la actividad económica general para atender a las necesidades colectivas, equilibrar y armonizar el desarrollo regional y sectorial y estimular el crecimiento de la renta y de la riqueza y su más justa distribución.
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Public Institutions and Services
- 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;
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe national system of social inclusion and equity is an articulated and coordinated set of systems, institutions, policies, norms, programs and services that ensure the exercise, guarantee, and enforceability of the rights enshrined in the Constitution and the achievement of the objectives of the development plan.
The system shall be coordinated with the National Development Plan and with the national decentralized system of participatory planning; it shall be guided by the principles of universality, equality, equity, progressivity, interculturalism, solidarity and nondiscrimination; and it shall function on the basis of the criteria of quality, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, responsibility and participation.
The system is comprised of the sectors of education, health, social security, risk management, physical education and sports, habitat and housing, culture, information and communication, the enjoyment of leisure, science and technology, population, human security and transportation. (Art. 340) - SpanishEl sistema nacional de inclusión y equidad social es el conjunto articulado y coordinado de sistemas, instituciones, políticas, normas, programas y servicios que aseguran el ejercicio, garantía y exigibilidad de los derechos reconocidos en la Constitución y el cumplimiento de los objetivos del régimen de desarrollo.
El sistema se articulará al Plan Nacional de Desarrollo y al sistema nacional descentralizado de planificación participativa; se guiará por los principios de universalidad, igualdad, equidad, progresividad, interculturalidad, solidaridad y no discriminación; y funcionará bajo los criterios de calidad, eficiencia, eficacia, transparencia, responsabilidad y participación.
El sistema se compone de los ámbitos de la educación, salud, seguridad social, gestión de riesgos, cultura física y deporte, hábitat y vivienda, cultura, comunicación e información, disfrute del tiempo libre, ciencia y tecnología, población, seguridad humana y transporte. (Art. 340)