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07-Dec-2010
A special edition of Health at a Glance: Europe is released on 7 December 2010. It focuses on health issues across the 27 European Union member states, three European Free Trade Association countries (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) and Turkey. It gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems in these countries. Its 42 indicators present comparable data covering a wide range of topics, including health status, risk factors, health workforce and health expenditure.
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05-Oct-2010
This paper (Issues Brief 6) suggests ways of using gender-responsive budgeting to integrate a gender equality perspective into public financial management in partner countries. It makes the case that gender-responsive budgeting is a form of financial management that seeks to ensure an efficient allocation of resources based on the needs identified, and can offer a win-win situation by both strengthening gender equality and enhancing economic growth - but has so far been more about advocacy than action.
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29-Oct-2010
Gross public social expenditure on average across OECD increased from 16% of GDP in 1980 to 19% in 2007, of which public pensions (7% of GDP) and public health expenditure (6% of GDP) are the largest items. After accounting for the impact of taxation and private benefits, social expenditure (1) amounts to over 30% of GDP at factor cost in France and Belgium and (2) ranges within a few percentage points of each other in Austria, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the UK and the USA.
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19-Oct-2010
It is 10 years since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. To mark the anniversary, the Development Co-operation Directorate has published a brief which analyses aid spent by DAC members in support of gender equality in fragile and conflicted-affected states. This will become the first chapter in an analytical report on aid to gender equality and women's empowerment. For more statistics on aid to gender equality, see www.oecd.org/dac/stats/gender
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30-Jul-2010
France 24 TV programme including an interview with Willem Adema, Senior Economist, OECD Social Policy Division.
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22-Jul-2010
None of the MDGs will be achieved unless there is greater equality between women and men and increased empowerment of women and girls. It is time to back political promises with the investments and resources needed. Increased investments in four key areas will have catalytic and multiplier effects.
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07-Jul-2010
A new feature Key Employment Statistics is now available which allows for cross-country comparisons on labour market indicators, outcomes, policies and institutions.
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Events
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on 06-May-2007
The world's population is ageing, and it's forcing us to make some tough choices about how we pay for our collective old age. Monika Queisser, OECD Senior Economist, was invited by Barry Thorne, to take part into the debate of the ageing population-themed edition of Amsterdam Forum (Copyright: www.radionetherlands.nl)
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on 28-Mar-2007
Brazil, China and India represent a growing share of world GDP. They have also become more open to international trade and investment, thus creating new growth opportunities for OECD countries. It is therefore crucial that Brazil, China and India maintain a sustainable growth path, which depends to some extent on well-functioning labour markets. The purpose of the informal seminar was to gather expert views on labour market developments in Brazil, China and India.
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from 30-Oct-2006 to 31-Oct-2006
As a follow-up to the High-level forum of Employment and Labour Ministers in Toronto in June 2006 , which welcomed the restated Jobs Strategy as a good basis for formulating policy, a Forum took place in Tokyo on 30-31 October 2006. Its purpose was to invite policy makers mainly from countries in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss:
i) the challenges of implementing the restated Jobs Strategy in OECD countries in the region; and
ii) the relevance of the restated Jobs Strategy for participating non-OECD countries
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from 16-Nov-2006 to 17-Nov-2006
A conference, organised by the French Ministry of Labour in partnership with OECD, will examine the relevance of the Restated OECD Jobs Strategy for France. It took place in Paris on 16-17 November 2006. Speech made by the Secretary-General at this conference .
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from 06-Mar-2003 to 07-Mar-2003
The OECD and the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research organised on 6 and 7 March 2003 a conference to discuss disability policies for the working-age population. The conference addressed key problems in disability policy, and discussed OECD recommendations on how to tackle them as outlined in the forthcoming publication "Transforming Disability into Ability". The main policy recommendations from the publication formed the basis for the thematic sessions.
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from 17-Oct-2005 to 18-Oct-2005
The purpose of this Forum was to present and discuss the main lessons and issues that have emerged from the thematic review on policies to improve labour market prospects for older workers. For more information on the Forum, please refer to www.oecd.org/olderworkersforum
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