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Contents
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Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Human rights and social protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The contribution of social protection to the achievement of the Millennium Development
Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger (Goal 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Achieving universal primary education (Goal 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Promoting gender equality and empowering women (Goal 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, and combating HIV/AIDS,
malaria and other diseases (Goals 4, 5 and 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ensuring environmental sustainability (Goal 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Developing a global partnership for development (Goal 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gender inequalities and the implementation of social protection systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gender inequality and vulnerability to poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Social protection programmes and the contribution of women as caregivers . . . . . . . . . .
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Developing gender-aware social protection initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A human rights approach to social protection for the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Recognizing State obligations to provide social protection and ensuring an adequate
legal and institutional framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Adopting comprehensive, coherent and coordinated policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Respecting the principles of equality and non-discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Establishing gender-aware social protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Guaranteeing participation, transparency and accountability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Strengthening international assistance and cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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