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Public Institutions and Services
Zimbabwe
- English(1) Public administration in all tiers of government, including institutions and agencies of the State, and government-controlled entities and other public enterprises, must be governed by the democratic values and principles enshrined in this Constitution, including the following principles—
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(d) services must be provided impartially, fairly, equitably and without bias;
… (Sec. 194)
Public Institutions and Services
Yemen
- EnglishThe state shall protect mothers and children, and shall sponsor the youth and the young. (Art. 30)
- Arabicتحمي الدولـة الأمومة والطفولــة وترعى النشء والشبـــاب. (المادّة 30)
Public Institutions and Services
Paraguay
- EnglishThe veterans of the War of the Chaco [guerra del Chaco] and those of other armed international conflicts that are waged in the defense of the Fatherland [Patria], will enjoy honors and privileges; pensions that allow them to live decorously; preferential assistance, gratuitous and complete for their health, as well as other benefits, according to what the law determines.
Their widows and minor or handicapped children, including those [of] veterans who were dead prior to the promulgation of this Constitution[,] will succeed to the economic benefits.
… (Art. 130) - SpanishLos veteranos de la guerra del Chaco, y los de otros conflictos armados internacionales que se libren en defensa de la Patria, gozarán de honores y privilegios; de pensiones que les permitan vivir decorosamente; de asistencia preferencial, gratuita y completa a su salud, así como de otros beneficios, conforme con lo que determine la ley.
En los beneficios económicos les sucederán sus viudas e hijos menores o discapacitados, incluidos los de los veteranos fallecidos con anterioridad a la promulgación de esta Constitución.
… (Art. 130)
Public Institutions and Services
Cabo Verde
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2. Fathers and mothers shall have the right to protection by the society and by the State as regards the realization of their irreplaceable role in relation to children.
… (Art. 89) - Portuguese…
2. Os pais e as mães têm direito à protecção da sociedade e do Estado na realização da sua insubstituível acção em relação aos filhos.
… (Art. 89)
Public Institutions and Services
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishThe Public Administration is governed by the principles of legitimacy, legality, publicity, social commitment and interest, ethics, transparency, equality, competence, efficiency, quality, friendliness, honesty, responsibility and results. (Art. 232)
- SpanishLa Administración Pública se rige por los principios de legitimidad, legalidad, imparcialidad, publicidad, compromiso e interés social, ética, transparencia, igualdad, competencia, eficiencia, calidad, calidez, honestidad, responsabilidad y resultados. (Art. 232)
Public Institutions and Services
Czech Republic
- English(1) Citizens have the right to adequate material security in old age and during periods of work incapacity, as well as in the case of the loss of their provider.
(2) Everyone who suffers from material need has the right to such assistance as is necessary to ensure her a basic living standard.
(3) Detailed provisions shall be set by law. (Charter, Art. 30) - Czech(1) Občané mají právo na přiměřené hmotné zabezpečení ve stáří a při nezpůsobilosti k práci, jakož i při ztrátě živitele.
(2) Každý, kdo je v hmotné nouzi, má právo na takovou pomoc, která je nezbytná pro zajištění základních životních podmínek.
(3) Podrobnosti stanoví zákon. (Listina, Čl. 30)
Public Institutions and Services
Egypt
- EnglishThe State shall ensure that social insurance services are provided.
All citizens who do not benefit from the social insurance system have the right to social security, in a manner that ensures a decent life in the event of being incapable to provide for themselves and their families, as well as in cases of incapacity to work, old age or unemployment.
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The State shall guarantee social insurance and pension funds. (Art. 17) - Arabicتكفل الدولة توفير خدمات التأمين الاجتماعى.
ولكل مواطن لا يتمتع بنظام التأمين الاجتماعى الحقّ فى الضّمان الاجتماعى، بما يضمن له حياة كريمة، إذا لم يكن قادرًا على إعالة نفسه وأسرته، وفى حالات العجز عن العمل والشيخوخة والبطالة.
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وتضمن الدولة أموال التأمينات والمعاشات. (المادّة 17)
Public Institutions and Services
Eswatini
- English(1) Where under any law any person or authority has a discretion –
(a) to decide whether or not any pensions benefits shall be granted; or
(b) to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any such benefits that have been granted,
those benefits shall be granted and may not be withheld, reduced in amount or suspended unless the appropriate Commission concurs in the refusal to grant the benefits or, as the case may be, in the decision to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend those benefits.
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(5) In this section “pensions benefits” means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their services as public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such services. (Sec. 196)
Public Institutions and Services
Brazil
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§ 1º. The Government shall promote full health assistance programs for children, adolescents, and youths, permitting participation by non-governmental entities and obeying the following precepts:
I - allocation of a percentage of public health funds to assist mothers and infants;
… (Art. 227) - Portuguese...
§ 1º O Estado promoverá programas de assistência integral à saúde da criança, do adolescente e do jovem, admitida a participação de entidades não governamentais, mediante políticas específicas e obedecendo aos seguintes preceitos:
I - aplicação de percentual dos recursos públicos destinados à saúde na assistência materno-infantil;
... (Art. 227)
Public Institutions and Services
Iceland
- EnglishThe law shall guarantee for everyone the necessary assistance in case of sickness, invalidity, infirmity by reason of old age, unemployment and similar circumstances.
… (Art. 76) - IcelandicÖllum, sem þess þurfa, skal tryggður í lögum réttur til aðstoðar vegna sjúkleika, örorku, elli, atvinnuleysis, örbirgðar og sambærilegra atvika.
… (76. gr.)