“Despite the strategies Government has put in place to ensure sustainability of the SCG program, there is need for Government to demonstrate its commitment by clearing the accumulated arrears owed to the senior citizens. The...
“Despite the strategies Government has put in place to ensure sustainability of the SCG program, there is need for Government to demonstrate its commitment by clearing the accumulated arrears owed to the senior citizens. The...
When discussing the human security impacts of climate change, climate-induced migration is often viewed as a distant and intangible concern. Despite widespread consensus on “loss and damage” at COP27 in Egypt last November, climate...
Kenya has become a poster child for digitally driven development. Known as “Silicon Savannah,” the country has a multi-billion-dollar tech industry that routinely produces startups. Among its most prominent successes is M-Pesa....
Low-income Americans are struggling to obtain help from state governments when they most need it, facing long delays and sometimes insurmountable hurdles when applying for social safety net programs such as food assistance, welfare...
Born on 29 October 1953, Michael joined the ILO in November 1986 with the Social Security Department as Senior actuary and health economist. Prior to joining the ILO, Michael worked in the German Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Between 1992 and...
Nepal’s newly elected government should prioritize coverage for all children and add coverage for millions of informal workers as it considers changes to the existing system, Human Rights Watch said today. Nepal’s social protection...
Crisis situations call for rapid assistance – without a lot of red tape. This was clearly illustrated recently by the flood disaster in Pakistan: the floods in August 2022 did not affect only those people who already relied on state...
Poverty reduction is both a component in and an outcome of a comprehensive, multi-layered, inclusive, universal, rights-based, gender sensitive and shock-responsive social protection system (SPS). A comprehensive social protection...
Regions within Pakistan have been vulnerable to and impacted by climate-related disasters long before the widespread flooding of 2022. In Chitral, a district in the north of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, flooding and landslide risks from monsoon...
Authors: Wenhui Mao and Ipchita Bharali, Duke University
China has translated its economic development into improved social welfare. China’s quest for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all while lifting...
Seniors living in poverty or working to supplement their income are on the rise as Japan’s public pension system cracks under a super aging society.
In Japan, seniors are at the top of the social hierarchy...
This blog answers two simple questions: how do migrant sending communities feel about temporary migration schemes, and does scheme participation affect these views? I use the Tongan household component of the Pacific Labour Mobility...
