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January 16, 2024 Statement

Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on good practices and challenges to strengthen the fulfilment of the right to social security

December 19, 2023 Commentary

(Re)claiming the Right to Social Security

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October 9, 2023 Commentary

IMF, World Bank should be demanding universal social security, not austerity

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October 5, 2023 News Release

IMF / World Bank: Systemic Reforms Needed

New Video Illustrates Impact of Flawed Approach on Rights

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October 3, 2023 News Release

Global Demand for Universal Social Security

Groups Press Governments, IMF, World Bank for New Eco-Social Contract

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September 29, 2023 Statement

Joint NGO statement on the Guarantee our Essentials campaign

Leading human rights organizations join call for UK social security to include an Essentials Guarantee

September 25, 2023 News Release

IMF: Austerity Loan Conditions Risk Undermining Rights

Compound Problems of Rising Inequality, Flawed Mitigation Efforts

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September 15, 2023 Dispatches

An Opportunity to Embrace a Human Rights Economy

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Requires Aligning Financial Institutions with Human Rights

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September 12, 2023 Dispatches

Joining Forces for the Right to Social Security

IMF and World Bank Should Change Course

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May 25, 2023 Q & A

Questions and Answers on the Right to Social Security

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April 19, 2023 Dispatches

UK Social Security Should Guarantee Adequate Living Standard

Organizations Call on Government to Implement “Essentials Guarantee”

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April 18, 2023 News Release

Nepal: Expand Child Grant Program to All Families

Ensure Children’s Right to Social Security

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February 1, 2023 Report

Nepal’s Social Protection System Reinforces Inequality

Expand the Child Grant; Include Informal Workers

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January 18, 2023 Statement

Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Rights of the Child and Social Protection

January 2023

December 12, 2022 Report

Lebanon: Rising Poverty, Hunger Amid Economic Crisis

Government and World Bank Should Invest in Rights-Based Social Protection

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