The importance of social protection measures in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2010, para. 53
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Gender concerns remain largely ignored, even when social protection schemes specifically target women within households or female-headed households. The channelling of social protection to women may amplify the impacts of certain schemes reaching children or older persons, but it does not ensure that the root causes of gender inequality are adequately addressed. Evidence shows that social protection systems are rarely gender-neutral and that badly designed programmes can exacerbate or contribute to inequalities.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights