Decree-Law No. 54/2023 on the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion. Country/Territory Timor-Leste Document type Legislation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Jornal da República, I Série, Extraordinary No. 32-D, 1 September 2023. Subject Food & nutrition, General Keyword Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Social protection Gender Access-to-information Monitoring Cultural heritage Education Food security Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law approves the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI). MSSI is the government department responsible for the design, execution, coordination and evaluation of the policy, defined and approved by the Council of Ministers, for the areas of social security, social assistance and community reintegration, ensuring the implementation of the gender integrated approach policy in all social protection programmes developed by MSSI. The MSSI's responsibilities are: a) Design and implement social security systems for workers and the rest of the population; b) Develop social assistance programmes; c) Promote humanitarian aid to the most disadvantaged; d) Propose and develop policies and strategies for managing disaster risks with social impact; e) Develop and implement social assistance programmes in disaster risk management, namely in emergency response and post-disaster recovery, in coordination with relevant institutions; f) Provide monitoring, protection and community reintegration of vulnerable groups, including people with special needs and disabilities (EHD); g) Establish collaboration and coordination mechanisms with other Government bodies responsible for related areas. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Repeals Decree-Law No. 9/2019 on the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion. Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2022 Keyword: Institution, Social protection, Capacity building, Gender, Risk assessment/management Source: FAO, FAOLEX