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Published:
8 March 2022
Type:
Opinion
Topic:
Gender Inequalities

Interview with Karen De Sutter, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Auxiliary Unemployment Benefits Fund (Caisse auxiliaire de paiement des allocations de chômage – CAPAC), Belgium, in connection with International Women's Day on 8 March 2022.

Published:
8 March 2022
Type:
Opinion
Topic:
Gender Inequalities

Interview with Leila Naija, Deputy Director General, National Social Security Fund (Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale – CNSS), Tunisia, in connection with International Women's Day on 8 March 2022.

Published:
8 March 2022
Type:
Opinion
Topic:
Gender Inequalities

Interview with Kristen Underwood, Director General, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat, Employment and Social Development Canada, in connection with the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2022. 

Published:
3 March 2022
Type:
News
Region:
Asia and Pacific

The ISSA Virtual Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific demonstrated why this is one of the most dynamic regions in the world when it comes to social security. The Virtual Forum delivered three days of learning, sharing and networking to over 700 registered participants.

Published:
22 February 2022
Type:
News
Region:
Asia and Pacific
Topic:
Technological transition
Extension of coverage
Guideline:
Administrative Solutions for Coverage Extension

The Social Security Administering Body for Health (BPJS Kesehatan), Indonesia, has won the ISSA Good Practice Award for Asia and the Pacific for its National Health Security Programme. This is the largest single-payer health scheme in the world, and the BPJS Kesehatan received the award during the

Published:
22 February 2022
Type:
News
Region:
Asia and Pacific
Topic:
Governance and administration
Extension of coverage
Population ageing
Social policies & programmes
COVID-19

Social security will play a more critical role in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it cannot do so alone. This is one of the key conclusions of a new report by the International Social Security Association (ISSA), outlining five main priority areas for social security in Asia and the

Published:
16 February 2022
Type:
News
Topic:
ISSA institution

More than 11,600 participants registered to the webinars of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) in 2021. The webinars have strengthened the ISSA’s outreach to staff in its member organizations worldwide and contributed to knowledge sharing and production within the Association.

Published:
15 February 2022
Type:
News
Region:
Arab Countries
Topic:
ISSA institution

The Public Institution for Social Security of Kuwait has taken over the ISSA Liaison Office for Arab countries. The transfer was celebrated in an online event, which also gave the opportunity to thank the Social Security Corporation of Jordan for hosting the office for many years.

Published:
8 February 2022
Type:
News
Topic:
ISSA institution

The International Social Security Association (ISSA) will offer its members a rich programme of activities and events in 2022, culminating with the World Social Security Forum and General Assembly in October. Let’s have a look at what’s on during the year.

Published:
19 January 2022
Type:
News
Topic:
Bilateral agreements

The International Social Security Association (ISSA) has issued a new report on international social security agreements. Such agreements are crucial for ensuring the social security rights of migrant workers, and the ISSA is developing a database and tools to support countries and institutions to