Mardi, 1 Octobre 2024
In Mizoram, as in the rest of India, the primary source of income support for older people is the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS). This programme, aimed at those aged 60 and above belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households...
Mardi, 1 Octobre 2024
Social protection systems and programmes are crucial for both social and economic reasons. They safeguard individuals from falling into poverty due to social risks that prevent them from working and earning, such as old age, disability, loss of a...
Mercredi, 25 Septembre 2024
The Cash4Jobs Project known as Merankabandi ("be like others" in the local language) is more than just a project in Burundi—it has profoundly changed the lives of more than 1 million people through regular cash transfers. This...
Mercredi, 11 Septembre 2024
These gaps in the delivery of essential services are likely to widen as expected government austerity cuts further erode children’s access to health, education and social service
Jeudi, 15 Août 2024
UNICEF supports Child-Sensitive Social Protection programmes because childhood is a special window of opportunity where we can make a real impact on physical, cognitive, and social development. However, children aren’t the only ones that benefit from...
Lundi, 12 Août 2024
Governments in the Pacific and Timor-Leste have been investing in formal social protection for more than 50 years, but the last two decades have seen massive shifts. Across the region, expenditure on social assistance programs has almost doubled, and...
Mardi, 6 Août 2024
Cash transfer programs have significantly reduced poverty over the years. The World Bank's Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) Unit, in collaboration with ideas42 and the government of Ghana has enhanced these programs with cost-effective...
Jeudi, 1 Août 2024
Despite social protection’s significant advances in recent years, its potential to contribute to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has not been fully exploited. This can be seen by considering three empirical facts...
Mercredi, 24 Juin 2024
With the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approaching, significant strides have been made, yet considerable work remains to be done. Multilateral cooperation stands as the linchpin for accelerating progress towards these...
Mardi, 23 Juin 2024
Conditional cash transfers in Nicaragua during primary school led to higher schooling and earnings in adulthood, but mechanisms differed by sex. Interventions aimed at increasing the nutrition, health, and education of children are often motivated...
