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Social expenditure, legislative frameworks and findings of impact evaluations of social protection in South Asia

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Submitted by Khurram Arif
on Thu, 06/08/2020 - 12:48
The webinar Social expenditure, legislative frameworks and findings of impact evaluations of social protection in South Asia was the third event of the Social Protection in South Asia series. It took place on 23 July 2020 and was jointly organised by the IPC-IG and UNICEF . The moderator was Usha Mishra (UNICEF) who was joined by presenters Luca Lazzarini, Carolina Bloch, and Yannick Markhof (all IPC-IG) . You can see the full presentation here and watch the recording here . Under discussion were the main findings and takeaways of three recent IPC-IG papers in collaboration with the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA). Specifically, presenters explored some of the following questions: What are the main features of existing legal and regulatory frameworks that...Read more

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Adaptación de programas de transferencias de efectivo en América Latina y el Caribe para responder a la pandemia COVID-19

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Submitted by Isabella Bianchi
on Wed, 05/08/2020 - 21:34
Los programas de transferencias de efectivo ocupan un lugar cada vez más central en la respuesta ante emergencias, al ser una herramienta rápida, eficiente y flexible para responder a las diversas necesidades y actuar como una red de seguridad para las personas más pobres y vulnerables. En el marco de la respuesta a la pandemia COVID-19, las transferencias en efectivo han sido el tipo de instrumento de protección social más utilizado por los gobiernos en la región – representando aproximadamente el 50% de las respuestas totales. El webinario Adaptación de programas de transferencias de efectivo en América Latina y el Caribe para responder a la pandemia COVID-19 se propuso compartir experiencias de los países de América Latina y el Caribe para...Read more

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Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Coronavirus Crisis – Challenges and Responses: maintaining essential health services for pregnant women and children while responding to COVID-19

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Submitted by Simon Johansson
on Wed, 05/08/2020 - 14:32
The webinar on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Coronavirus Crisis – Challenges and Responses: maintaining essential health services for pregnant women and children while responding to COVID-19 held on 2 July 2020 was the 19th in the webinar series on Social protection responses to COVID-19 . It was co-organized by the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) and the International Health Exchange and Cooperation Centre ( IHECC ) of the National Health Commission (NHC), and in cooperation with the socialprotection.org platform. The webinar sought to share China’s health systems delivered essential health services for pregnant women and children at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the relevant challenges and responses. It also provided the opportunity to explore...Read more

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Institutionalisation of Social Assistance in African Countries

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Submitted by Liya Abraham
on Tue, 04/08/2020 - 15:04
The webinar " Institutionalisation of Social Assistance in African Countries ” was the last event of “ The State of Social Assistance in Africa” webinar series and took place on July 9, 2020. It was organized by UNDP’s Regional Service Centre for Africa and the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and was based on the UNDP’s The State of Social Assistance in Africa report published in 2019. The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the importance of social assistance systems in creating resilience to crisis and strengthening countries’ disaster risk response; it also has exposed that many countries do not have institutionalised social assistance programmes that provide comprehensive coverage to people in times of need. Institutions play an important role in...Read more

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Weekly Social Protection Links: 31 July 2020

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Submitted by Ugo Gentilini
on Mon, 03/08/2020 - 14:56
The much awaited social protection delivery systems sourcebook is out! Penned by Lindert et al, the 500-page flagship sheds light on the complexities of delivering social protection and lays out a framework for thinking about the delivery chain in stages – i.e., a set of 9 sequenced, logical activities across 4 core functions. Drawing extensively from real-world processes, case studies and practical illustrations (103 countries are featured to different degrees), it also provides quantitative insights on select issues – for example, by comparing the costs of alternative registration methods in Pakistan’s NSER (i.e., door-to-door approach ($2.3/person) versus temporary-desk solution ($2.7/person), p.388), offering tips for estimating administrators’ staff time (p.392),...Read more

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