On April 22, 2026, at the National School of Administration and Public Policies in Luanda, the launch ceremony of the second Bulletin of Social Protection Statistics of Angola took place.

The publication is the result of the work of the Interinstitutional Working Group on Social Protection Statistics (GITEPS), a structure that brings together several Angolan ministries and services working in the area of social protection and statistics. It was developed with the technical support of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in the framework of the ESSAFE project (funded by the European Union) and the project ACTION/Portugal, aimed at strengthening the social protection systems of the Portuguese-speaking African countries and Timor-Leste, implemented by the ILO and financed by the Portuguese Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (MTSSS).

The launch ceremony was attended at the opening session by the Secretary of State for Labour and Social Security, Pedro Filipe, representing the Ministry of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security of Angola, the Acting Director of the ILO Country Office in Luanda, Denise Monteiro, the Ambassador of the European Union, Rosario Bento Pais and, remotely in a recorded message, the Secretary of State for Social Security, Filipa Lima, representing the MTSSS.

In her message, Filipa Lima highlighted the importance of developing robust statistical information systems for the production of knowledge and for the strengthening of the social protection system, underlining that in a context of rapid economic and social transformations, reliable data is essential to develop and adopt fairer, more effective and people-centred public policies. It also reaffirmed Portugal’s readiness to continue deepening this cooperation, contributing to the strengthening of social protection as a pillar of development and social cohesion.

The presentation of the structure, data and main indicators contained in the Bulletin was carried out by the Director of the Office of Prospective Analysis and Statistics of the National Institute of Social Security, Nelson Cândido and the Head of the Department of Labor Statistics of the National Institute of Statistics, Adilson Muhongo.

The publication, which gathers indicators of the Angolan social protection system for the years 2023 and 2024, aims to systematize and disseminate reliable and up-to-date statistical information, thus contributing to strengthening the evidence-based planning culture and building a more efficient and equitable social protection system in Angola.

Consult the 2.º Statistical Bulletin of Social Protection of Angola.