Cash transfers have become an increasingly important method of helping those displaced in armed conflict to fight against poverty and recover their livelihood. From 2012 to 2017, the number of people assisted through cash transfer programming by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has increased by 600 percent, according to a latest report issued by the international organization. The report showed that in 2012, the organization used nearly six million US dollars worth of cash and vouchers to meet the needs of 190,000 people in some 20 countries. And by 2017, about 1.4 million people in more than 35 countries received cash transfer totaling about 63.4 million US dollars. Read More