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Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 108 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | States must recognize the human right to social security in domestic law. Non-contributory and contributory pension schemes must be guided by international human rights standards for the right to social security. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 115 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Non-contributory pensions are the most efficient way of ensuring protection to older women and compensating them for their years of unpaid or inadequately paid work. States must address the specific challenges affecting older women seeking to benefit from existing social services. States must also take other measures to complement social security measures by ensuring women's equal access to land and resources. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 113 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | States must ensure the meaningful and effective participation of older persons in the design, implementation and monitoring of social pensions. Considering the specific needs of older persons, participation mechanisms must take into account existing power structures within communities and remove particular obstacles for their participation in collective decision-making processes. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 109 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | States must design social pension schemes progressively to ensure access to social security for all. At the very least, they must provide protection to all older persons who, when reaching the retirement age prescribed in national legislation, have not completed a qualifying period of contributions or are not otherwise entitled to an old-age insurance-based pension and have no other source of income. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 107 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Keeping in mind important lessons learned in developing and developed countries that invest in non-contributory systems of social security, the recommendations below attempt to summarize the main human rights concerns that States must address when establishing or extending social pensions. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 111 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | States must adopt specific measures to ensure access to social pensions by those in most vulnerable conditions, for example, by removing administrative barriers that prevent them from accessing social pensions, such as the lack of documentation. Specific measures are also needed to ensure that benefits are distributed within safe reach and at a convenient geographic location, paying particular attention to physical and mental impairments that affect older persons. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 110 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | States must prioritize the protection of the most disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups in social security systems. Universal social pensions are in line with human rights standards as they reduce opportunities for the unfair exclusion of potential beneficiaries. When poverty-targeted pension schemes are adopted, States must ensure they are fair, effective and transparent, include safeguards against discrimination and constitute a clear step on the road to universal coverage. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 105 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The traditional reliance of many States on contributory pension systems as the main source of social security in old age has left a significant portion of older persons unprotected. This problem is particularly serious for women as most are not covered by contributory pension schemes although they tend to live longer. Investing in non-contributory pensions can play an important role in empowering older people and contribute to the realization of their human rights, in particular their economic, social and cultural rights. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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The implementation of the right to social protection through the adoption of social protection floors 2014, para. 63 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Social Protection Floor Initiative should also be a focus of attention for many of the special procedures mandate holders dealing with relevant issues. The initiative is of particular importance for those concerned with the rights of children, women, persons with disabilities, older persons and others. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Unpaid care work and women's human rights 2013, para. 87 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | States must ensure that social protection systems do not create significant inequalities between those who have an interrupted participation in the labour force - due for example to parenthood, care for older persons or persons with disabilities - and those who do not. At a minimum, States must provide universal non-contributory social pensions that are sufficient for an adequate standard of living, and ensure that women living in poverty can access them. The introduction of carer credits into a country's pension or superannuation system can provide a method of explicitly recognizing those years spent providing unpaid care. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 106 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Non-contributory pensions are the only means by which universal pension coverage can be achieved and gender imbalances redressed. However, social pensions must not be regarded as the sole response to old-age poverty. To be effective in the promotion of an adequate standard of living, social pensions can only be one component of a comprehensive social protection strategy that addresses the impact of extreme poverty throughout one person's life cycle and includes measures to ensure older persons access to adequate social services, in particular access to health care. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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