International Social Security Review: Special issue on gender and social security

The final issue of the International Social Security Review in 2024 is a special issue addressing the topic of “Gender and social security”. A key aim is to discern how gender bias and discrimination can be addressed not only in social security programmes but also within the operational and human resource management practices of their administering bodies.

Oman wins the ISSA Good Practice Award for Asia and the Pacific

The Social Protection Fund (SPF) of Oman has won the ISSA Good Practice Award for Asia and the Pacific for its comprehensive extension of social security coverage.

The CSPF of Iran's Good Practices received seven merit certificates from ISSA

The 7 good practices proposed by the Civil Servants Pension Fund (CSPF) for the "International Social Security Association (ISSA) Good Practice Award competition for Asia and the Pacific 2024" received a certificate of merit.

Vahid Mahmoudi has been appointed as the new Managing Director of CSPF

The induction ceremony for Vahid Mahmoudi, the newly appointed head of the Civil Servants Pension Fund, took place with the attendance of Ahmad Meidari, the Minister of Cooperation, Labor, and Social Welfare.

Pennsylvania woman, 114, becomes oldest living person in North America

Naomi Whitehead attains status after death of Elizabeth Francis, who was third-oldest known living person in world.

Japan’s No. 2 Pension Fund Aims to Double Alternative Assets

Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials, known as PAL, is targeting alternative investments rising to near 5% of one of its main funds from 2.1% as of March, said Satoshi Uemura, an executive director at the organization, in an interview.

When Does Old Age Start?

May 2, 2024 – When does old age begin? Evidently, it depends on who you ask. And when you were born. For millions of people born between 1952 and 1974, the line in the sand between middle and old age is a moving target, according to German researcher Markus Wettstein, PhD.

The Executive Director of the BRICS International Commission met with the CEO of the Civil Servants Pension Fund

Dmitri Fridman, the Executive Director of the BRICS International Commission on Science, Culture, and Trade, met with Mehdi Maskani, the CEO of the Civil Servants Pension Fund (CSPF).

Retired women from the CSPF were runners-up in the Women's World Bowls Doubles Championship

Mahnaz Mohammadpour and Shahin Lotfi, national players of the Iranian boules and petanque team, who are among the retirees of the CSPF, won the silver medal and the title of runner-up in the women's doubles boules tournament.

International Social Security Review

The third issue of 2024 of the International Social Security Review is now available online via My ISSA.