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Decree-Law No. 9/2019 on the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Legislation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Jornal da República, I Série, No. 19.
Subject
General
Keyword
Institution Social protection Capacity building Gender Risk assessment/management
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 establishes structure of the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI). The MSSI is the government department responsible for: designing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating the policy, defined and approved by the Council of Ministers, for the areas of social security, social assistance and community reintegration. MSSI's responsibilities are: a) Design and implement social security systems for workers and all the population; b) Develop social assistance programmes; c) Promote humanitarian aid to the most disadvantaged; d) Propose and develop policies and strategies for disaster risk management with social impact; e) Develop and implement social assistance programmes in disaster risk management, namely in emergency response and post-disaster recovery; f) Provide follow-up, protection and community reintegration of vulnerable groups; g) Establish collaboration and coordination mechanisms with other Government bodies responsible for related areas. The National Directorate for Community Inclusion and Reinsertion (DNIRC), is the DGSSI service responsible for: Developing measures and programmes that implement policies to protect women at risk, victims of domestic violence or gender-based violence, in conjunction with the government department; Elaborate, propose and implement the human resources development policy, with special focus on the promotion and professional training of women, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ministerial Order No. 41/2022 on the Territorial Delegations of the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2022

Keyword: Institution, Local government, Social protection, Capacity building, Gender, Risk assessment/management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Decree-Law No. 54/2023 on the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2023

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Social protection, Gender, Access-to-information, Monitoring, Cultural heritage, Education, Food security

Source: FAO, FAOLEX