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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

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IMF: Austerity Loan Conditions Risk Undermining Rights

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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

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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

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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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IMF/World Bank: Targeted Safety Net Programs Fall Short on Rights Protection

Spring Meetings Opportunity to Reset Approach for Universal Social Protection

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