Japan International Cooperation Agency

Social Security

Overview

Social security refers to the provision of income or services for disease, aging, disability, unemployment or other life-related issues by a country, governmental institutions or community. Social security should play an integral role in developing countries where many socially vulnerable people are struggling with poverty and other problems. Nonetheless, many developing countries have not established appropriate social security systems yet, although the degree of inadequacy differs by country. The dilemma is that the places that need these systems most are the least likely to have them. To overcome this problem, the importance of social security is being reaffirmed.

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