Thursday, December 17, 2020
This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional years spent in...
Friday, December 11, 2020
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) have partnered to conduct the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the proper mechanisms for measuring the multiple dimensions of...
Thursday, December 03, 2020 to Friday, December 04, 2020
On December 3-4, 2020, Innovations for Poverty Action, the Trinity Impact Evaluation Unit, the Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank, and Concern Worldwide will hold a two-day virtual conference to cover the latest findings in research on multifaceted...
Location:
America, United States
Wednesday, December 02, 2020 to Thursday, December 03, 2020
COVID-19 has more than ever highlighted the importance of having universal social protection systems in place alongside health system preparedness and resilience in tackling complex and interrelated health, wellbeing and human rights issues.
Given the...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The right to housing is a fundamental human right. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the pre-existing and long-standing housing inequality crisis in cities. Approximately 1.8 billion people live in precarious housing conditions. Overcrowded...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The Forum will be mainly virtual and divided into several sessions. Wednesday 28th October will be dedicated to 4 different thematic webinars.
These 4 webinars will be organised around the following topic: “The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on people in...
Thursday, October 15, 2020 to Saturday, October 17, 2020
The 2020 Poverty and Social Protection Conference (PSPC 2020) will address questions regarding the role and importance of equal distribution of resources and social inclusion. The potential roles and impacts less-developed countries have on politics,...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Since the onset of the pandemic, the United Nations has given priority to the needs of older persons in its collective preparedness and response action at global, regional and country level. The UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief on the Impact of COVID-19 on...
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 to Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Although remarkable progress has been made in reducing extreme poverty globally, approximately 264 million people are still living below the poverty line. Over 1.1 billion people are also at risk of being pushed back into poverty, with limited social...
Monday, July 06, 2020 to Friday, July 17, 2020
African countries are increasingly recognising the value of social protection programmes in reducing extreme poverty with success stories in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI), together with UNU-MERIT/Maastricht...
Location:
Africa, South Africa
