World Forum on Youth Employment
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Ageing in Mauritius: Access to Justice
The ageing of the global population is rapidly increasing. According to the WHO, “between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of people aged 60 years and over should rise from 605 million to 2 billion”. In Mauritius, this situation is not much different from other parts of the globe. In the period 1972-2015, the percentage of
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Ageing in Mauritius: Social Protection and Social Security
The following report deals with a normative input about “Ageing” in Mauritius concerning the sub-items “Social Protection and Social Security” in regards to the Open-ended Working Group “Tenth working session” of the UN (New York, 15–18 April 2019). According to the ‘Mauritian population (live) clock’ made by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social
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Asking for the Real Mauritian Miracle after Pope Francis’ Visit
It was an anticipated day – months of build-up and preparation for this iconic visit that the Pope was making to Mauritius. Some were genuinely interested to see this man while others were motivated by curiosity more than anything else. But the bottom line was that the Pope’s visit was a day Mauritius will never