Latest in Tag: Social Highlight
Latest in Tag: Social
Egypt’s social spending strives to curb negative effects of reforms
Subsidies FY 2015/16 (billions of EGP) FY 2016/17 (billions of EGP) FY 2017/18 (billions of EGP) FY 2018/19 (billions of EGP) Food commodity subsidies 42.7 47.5 82.2 86.2 Cash subsidies (Social solidarity pensions and Takaful and Karama programmes) 8.8 12.9 17.5 17.5 Number of beneficiaries 0.7 1.7 2.85 3.2 Sources: Ministry of Finance and Ministry …
The social, financial impacts of economic reforms: where do poorer classes stand?
Nearly 28% of Egyptians are living around the poverty line, and the percentage continues to increase, based on data provided by CAPMAS in 2015
Women’s economic, social empowerment remains low in 2016: ECWR
The report aims to shed light on different indicators of women’s rights issues locally and internationally, says researcher
Workers demands social, not political: ECESR
Representatives from syndicates and rights lawyers discussed objections to Civil Service Law
Art in the 80s: How the wild decade looks on canvas
The 1980s were a wild, unruly decade. The Städel Museum in Frankfurt looks at the untamed period through the eyes of artists. Electronic music with nonsense lyrics resounds from the radios. On stages in dark cellars musicians hammer on oil canisters with iron bars. Young people shave their heads, wear clothes torn to shreds while …
NGOs accuse state of corruption, but we don’t look at ourselves: Maat GM
Ayman Okeil discusses postponed elections, and internal politics among Egyptian NGOs
Egypt’s International Women’s Day usually celebrated in marches demanding rights
2015’s new demands add up to old unachieved ones
Can the security strategy performance for confronting extremism be improved?
The higher strata of the middle class, with society’s higher authority, insist on supporting the security strategy for confronting terrorism and extremism. On the one hand, they fear that using any other strategy may detract from the luxury they enjoy. On the other hand, they do not feel any direct harm from the security’s subjugation …
How social networks changed marketing
The widespread use of social networks and the number of users and their rates of activity prompted companies to allocate a portion of their marketing budgets to online advertising
Mohamed Soltan’s health conditions deteriorate
Activist has been on hunger strike for 360 days to protest his detention
Al-Sisi calls for launch of villages’ national development project
Egyptian President discussed development of Egyptian villages with economic team
Nebny Foundation ordered to evacuate premises
Premises formerly an abandoned rest house in Manshiyat Nasser district
Is Tamarod still relevant?
The group’s request to establish a political party was rejected by Supreme Electoral Commission on 3 December
What happened to Egypt’s NGOs?
Civil society groups continue to operate after registration deadline, despite challenges
‘Out of Place’: The Palestinian definition of home
Violent experiences of losing home leave Palestinian families with “contradicting emotions” and almost no unity between definitions of home by each family
5232 social, economic and labour protests held in 2013: ECESR
Economic and social rights NGO notes majority of protests took place in the first half of the year
Reducing energy subsidies is ‘good’ but may raise prices: Egyptian Steel chairman
Investors welcome the move to reduce energy subsidies, but ask government to protect the poor from expected price jumps through social programmes
UPR to address economic and social issues in Egypt
A coalition of 130 organisations to hand a report to UN regarding economic and social conditions in Egypt
Social networking websites have over 2 billion registered users: Y2D
Domination of social networking sites illustrated in Y2D report
China gives Egypt USD 24.7 million non-refundable grant
Nabil Fahmy meets Chinese Vice President during his visit to the Asian country
Part 3: New constitution expands social and economic rights, but grey areas remain
An analysis of the first two sections in the draft constitution concerning economic and social rights
MOFA announces procedures of combating violence against women
Women demand that their rights be guaranteed in constitutional articles
Social Popular Alliance Party shaken by 304 resignations
Resigning members express their discontent with “lack of initiative” after 30 June
Egyptian NGOs send report on socio-economic conditions to UN
NGOs suggest nothing has changed in lack of socio-economic rights despite subsequent change in leadership
Minimum income announced at EGP 1200
Maximum wage remains unannounced as the minimum income decision receives mixed reactions
Single Member Electoral System is a disaster: ESDP head
Media adviser to the interim president says that Mansour will meet political factions soon
Ministry of Interior account hacked
Ministry of Interior official Twitter account out of the ministry’s control
Opposition rejects constitutional declaration
The Egyptian Social Democratic Party, Al-Dostour Party and Al-Tayar Al-Sha’aby have expressed discontent with the latest constitutional declaration.
Youth encouraged to join politics
Egyptian Social Democratic Party holds conference with Arab youth
Poverty on the rise amid increasing unemployment and inflation: ECESR
Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights releases report demonstrating social and economic rights violations ahead of UN evaluation of Egypt’s adherence to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights