The importance of social protection measures in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2010, para. 83
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Social protection programmes must respect and acknowledge the role played by women as providers of care, without reinforcing patterns of discrimination and negative stereotyping. Measures must be taken to promote the value of care and to combine societal and State responsibilities for care work, encouraging men to participate more actively in supporting and caring for family members.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights