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Taking action to fight child poverty and to promote child well-being: round-table event

On April 9, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Early Childhood Development, Event, Income & Social Protection, Report
Eurochild, EAPN and UNICEF are organising "Taking action to fight child poverty and to promote child well-being", a high-profile political round table and seminar on 10-11 April 2013 in Dublin, under the patronage of the Irish Presidency of the EU.
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Health inequalities in modern welfare states: Do we understand present trends? 23-24 January 2013

On February 26, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Event, Income & Social Protection
Life expectancy has increased in the modern world, but health inequalities are large and seem to be growing steadily, including in countries with the most advanced welfare states. This one-day-long symposium, involving many of those working as part of DRIVERS’ work on Income & Social Protection, was organised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and aimed to move closer to understanding why this is the case.
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