Universal Social Protection Country Cases
Countries have used many options to finance universal social protection. Those options include: (i) re-allocating public expenditures (e.g., from financing public subsidies to financing specific programs); (ii) increasing tax revenues, including revenue generated from taxation of natural resources; (iii) using the reductions of debt or debt servicing; (iv) expanding...
Read MoreSocial Protection for Child Rights and Well-Being in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
The theme of the 2015 Social Monitor, Social Protection for Child Rights and Well-being in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, aims to focus the attention of policy makers on the successes as well as the gaps in delivering on their commitments to protect children’s rights....
Read MoreMaking Social Protection Work for Children in Central and Eastern Europe, The Caucasus and Central Asia: Findings and Recommendations
This brief, which is based on the UNICEF report Social Monitor: Social Protection for Child Rights and Well-Being in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, provides key findings and recommendations related to social protection for children in the...
Read MoreSocial security provisions in the Constitution of Kosovo
Relevant articles: Article 50 – Rights of Children 1. Children enjoy the right to protection and care necessary for their wellbeing. … Article 51 – Health and Social Protection 1. Healthcare and social insurance are regulated by law. 2. Basic social insurance related to unemployment, disease, disability and old...
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