Tag:social protection

For a country that once stood as a global example of rapid poverty reduction, the cost of inaction is measured not only in percentage points of GDP, but in the daily struggles of millions of families left without the support they need.

Sri Lanka is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, with an estimated 19 million people expected to live in moderate or severe climate hotspots by 2050.

The rising child labour rate signals a regression: children are being diverted from education into work, simply because of economic precarity.

Our workers are generally ill-equipped to unlock new opportunities, fulfill life aspirations for themselves and their families but also to face ongoing challenges emanating...

Denied decent work opportunities and highly vulnerable to systemic shocks such as pandemics or economic downturns, workers in Asia and the Pacific are under...

Older persons, especially older women, also make important contributions as caregivers to both children and other older persons. This unpaid care enables younger people...

ESCAP's new survey says that economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and other global shocks must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”,...

Although households with three or more children were the most likely to experience a loss of income, they were also most likely to receive...