Even before the Covid-19 crisis, India had been experiencing slower economic growth and rising unemployment – problems that were dramatically worsened by the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown. The number of workers vulnerable to the lockdown could reach...
Institutions and agencies involved: International Labour Organization, ILO
As more and more parts of the world declare lockdown measures in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the damage to economies and livelihoods is rapidly escalating and giving rise to additional forms of distress during this healthcare crisis. The outbreak...
This paper examines North–South linkages in the politics of contemporary food assistance and social welfare, and in particular the normalisation of poverty and humanitarian crisis caused by increased digitalisation, privatisation and individualisation of...
We know the features of the nearly 4,000 social protection responses to Covid-19 globally; but what are we learning from over two years of pandemic measures? My new paper brings together large datasets and about 300 papers to assess and reflect upon the...
What do we know about social protection and humanitarian assistance in Ukraine and neighboring countries? We just produced a “living paper” tracking ongoing and planned measures, which yielded an initial count of 96 interventions . A growing number of...
The beauty of concise illustrations! Centering on MENA but providing a global set of examples, a fantastic guidance note by Hammad helps navigate key issues on a range of transfer-related choices . These include how to set transfer values, timing,...
What’s the latest on social protection for displaced Ukrainian populations? Our newly released global tracker (v.4) records 730 measures in 41 countries , representing a 41% increase relative to April. About 28% of measures include social assistance (...
Let’s begin with a dilemma that many countries face: with Covid-19 having increased poverty and economic hardship, should governments consider fiscal austerity, continue social protection “business as usual” or enhancing its coverage? An upcoming article...
A new flagship discusses cash transfers in the toughest settings possible: penned by Obrecht et al, ALNAP’s “ state of the humanitarian system 2022 ” offers an incredibly rich analysis peppered with plenty of facts and experiences. For example, it shows...
Let’s start with a smile! Does money make people happier? McGuire et al review the impact of 38 cash transfer studies on measures of subjective well-being . They find that after about 2 years, the average effect of CTs is 0.10 standard deviations in an...