Kajli shows off her prized pigeons in Sirajganj, Bangladesh (2017) This month BRAC is excited to welcome the publication of the World Bank Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s flagship State of Economic Inclusion 2021 report . Among a rich collection of...
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the great urgency of improving the monitoring of progress in the development of social protection systems. The lack of robust statistical systems, including the scarcity and patchiness of data on coverage gaps to determine...
This blog post was first published on the World Vision website. Please check it here . In every context, strengthening the links between cash transfers, savings groups and digitisation contributes to resilient recovery from COVID-19. By Kathryn Taetzsch...
Are there new examples of bridging social protection and humanitarian assistance? A new paper by Al-Ahmadi and Zampaglione provides an insightful account of how the Baxnaano cash transfer program in Somalia “… laid the foundations of a state-led social...
By Mark James Johnson, Shock-Responsive Social Protection Advisor; Alina Karki, Sr. Documentation Officer; Hemanta Dangal, Sr. Shock Responsive Social Protection officer | Danish Red Cross . Immediately after the Karnali floods, multi-purpose cash...
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...
The webinar “ Strengthening Shock-responsive social protection in Cambodia – Lessons learned from a cash transfer to households affected by multiple shocks ” was held on August 4th, 2022. The session was moderated by Kelvin Hui who works for the Deutsche...
This interactive, facilitated course explores the basics of social protection and, in particular, how to view social protection through a sustainable development lens. The course champions the concept of universal social protection and focuses on...
Organiser: United Nations System Staff College, UNSSC
Social and financial risk protection for poor and vulnerable populations is a major development and policy issue across the globe. There are numerous definitions of social protection. In the context of health, social protection is defined as programmes...
One of the most difficult issues facing the effective implementation of the SDG targets relating to social protection, comes down to what social protection actually entails and how overall progress is measured. Social protection is a strategic tool that...
