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GLOBAL CAMPAIGN ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND COVERAGE FOR ALL
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 THE CAMPAIGN |
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| OVERVIEW | Social security is essential for the well-being of people and society. It is a basic human right, and its fulfilment will contribute to achieving the various Millennium Development Goals. It will contribute to reducing infant and maternal mortality as well as to halving, by 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day. Social security helps to ensure a decent standard of living and it lifts many people out of poverty. It is closely linked with employment and often provides support to those unable to work. With the development of decent work, social security can progressively be extended to everyone. More information...
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| STRATEGY |
The first phase of the campaign will last for five years until 2006. During this period the objective is to place, in as many countries as possible, the extension of social security at the top of the development agenda and to support national and international policy makers in developing strategies to extend coverage. Such strategies will be inspired by values, such as solidarity and universality, and will be based on cost-effective ways to extend social security. |
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| AGENDA 2002-2006 | Achieve concrete improvements in coverage for as many countries as possible. Strengthen know-how and develop useful tools for key actors.
Place social security at the top of the international policy agenda.
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