EDT/GMT-4 Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 09:00
In many low- and middle-income countries the informal economy plays a major economic role, contributing significantly to jobs, incomes, and livelihoods. It is estimated that more than 60 percent of the world’s employed population or 2 billion people work in...
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EDT/GMT-4 Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 07:30
Women and men of all ages with chronic health conditions have a higher risk of serious impacts from the virus. These conditions are most prevalent in older people, however, and together with frailty put them at greater risk of having severe complications due...
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EDT/GMT-4 Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 06:00
One of the distinguishing traits of the COVID-19 crisis is the extent to which the public health response accelerates the pandemic’s social and economic consequences. This characteristic, combined with the grave epidemiological shock and severe impact on...
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GMT-4/EDT Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 09:00
Universal basic income (UBI) is emerging as a hotly-debated issue in social protection. Currently, the debate is reaching new heights as countries are considering UBI as part of COVID-19 response packages. Drawing from a recent book on the subject, the...
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GMT Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 13:00
Within the growing literature on ‘shock responsive social protection’, the potential role played by social assistance data and information systems (e.g. social registries and beyond) is often discussed. On one hand, building on existing data, information...
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GMT Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 11:00
Learn how governments globally are integrating the Graduation approach into their social protection and employment generation programs. Discussants included implementing governments in Africa and Asia as well as donors and technical assistance providers...
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