As the “world of social security” gathers in Brussels, Belgium, to mark the 2019 World Social Security Forum (14–18 October), the ISSA has prepared a new global flagship report: Ten Global Challenges for Social Security – Developments and Innovation 2019.

On 1 October, the international community marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. The theme of this year’s International Day is the “Journey to Age Equality”. The choice of this theme reflects the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10, to reduce inequalities. This

The ISSA Academy Workshop on Actuarial Work took place from 14 to 16 August 2019 at the Center for Studies of the Social Insurance Bank (BPS) of Uruguay. The workshop was based on the ISSA-ILO Guidelines on Actuarial Work for Social Security, which provide guidance to actuaries, trained social

A new ISSA report – Infrastructure investment: Challenges and opportunities for social security reserve funds – takes an important look at the world of infrastructure investment. Mirroring wider investment trends, this asset class has grown in importance in the investment strategies of social

In his speech at the 108th International Labour Conference (ILC), the Secretary General of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) emphasized the Association’s strong partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and their joint efforts to achieve social protection for

To support the BRICS countries in their efforts to strengthen cooperation on social security, the International Social Security Association (ISSA) launches a Virtual Liaison Office in cooperation with the International Labour Office (ILO).

(Baku, Azerbaijan) The public social security institutions of Belgium have been awarded the ISSA Good Practice Award for Europe for digitizing and automating their services.

Europe is known for its comprehensive social security systems. In spite of being confronted by numerous shared challenges, a key conclusion of a new ISSA report – Ten Global Challenges for Social Security: Europe – is that European social security continues to set the pace for the values of

Representatives from Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and Uruguay exchanged their experiences and analyzed the future of the one-stop shop in the region.