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ISSA Liaison Office for Arab Countries
The Liaison Office for Arab Countries provides services to ISSA member organizations and collaborates with social security organizations in the countries and territories of Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian National Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.Search announcements
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China’s health insurance scheme wins ISSA Good Practice Award
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ISSA,
30.10.2012 |
Press release
| Extending coverage
China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has received the Good Practice Award for Asia and the Pacific 2012 in recognition of its unparalleled and rapid deployment of a comprehensive system to provide access to basic universal health insurance for the Chinese population, the Intern...Read more
ISSA report: social security innovating to extend coverage in Asia-Pacific
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ISSA,
29.10.2012 |
Press release
| Administration & management, Extending coverage, Managing reforms
Social security institutions in the Asia and Pacific region are innovating in the design and scope of their programmes in response to complex social and economic transformation, and significant progress is being made to extend coverage to vulnerable groups, according to a new report published by...Read more
New ISSA Vice-President elected
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ISSA,
08.05.2012 |
News
| About social security
The ISSA Bureau elected a new Vice-President of the Association during its 105th meeting in Geneva on 8 May. Mr Soliman S. Al-Humayyd was proposed as Vice-President by the ISSA President Errol Frank Stoové, and endorsed by the ISSA Bureau members. The election is a recognition of Mr Al-Humayyd’s...Read more
Innovative strategies required for sustainable social security, predicts ISSA
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ISSA,
21.03.2012 |
Press release
| Administration & management
Demographic changes, economic instability and social demands are placing pressures on the sustainability of pension schemes and social security funds, and will require innovative reforms and investment strategies, the International Social Security Association (ISSA) has stated, in advance of an i...Read more
The ISSA Good Practice Award for Asia and the Pacific
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ISSA,
12.01.2012 |
News
| Administration & management
The identification and sharing of good practices helps social security organizations and institutions to improve their operational and administrative efficiency.Read more
Regional news
China’s health insurance scheme wins ISSA Good Practice Award
ISSA,
30.10.2012 |
Press release
China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has received the ISSA Good Practice Award for Asia and the Pacific 2012
ISSA report: social security innovating to extend coverage in Asia-Pacific
ISSA,
29.10.2012 |
Press release
Social security institutions in the Asia and Pacific region are innovating in the design and scope of their programmes in response to complex social and economic transformation
New ISSA Vice-President elected
ISSA,
08.05.2012 |
News
Mr Soliman S. Al-Humayyd (Saudi Arabia) endorsed by ISSA Bureau
Regional events
World Social Security Forum 2013
ISSA,
10.11.2013
- 15.11.2013
|
Doha, Qatar
Technical Seminar on the Extension of Social Security Coverage in the Arab World
ISSA,
23.04.2013
- 24.04.2013
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Marrakesh, Morocco
Technical Seminar on "Proactive and Preventive Approaches in Social Security - Supporting Sustainability"
ISSA,
23.02.2013
- 24.02.2013
|
Muscat, Oman
Related resources
Social Security Programs Throughout the World - Asia and the Pacific, 2012
US Social Security Administration
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