Monday, August 22, 2022
Privacy International researched a number of social safety-net projects financed by the World Bank during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article reflects on how certain aspects of social protection projects can inadvertently lead to excessive surveillance...
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Africa, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, America, Haiti, Asia, Jordan, Lebanon
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
In recent years, Mozambique has made significant advances in anticipating the occurrence of drought. These have been achieved through adopting a forward-looking approach, specifically in the design and rollout of tools and by allocating the necessary...
Monday, August 23, 2021
The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a special cash programme to support communities adversely affected by Covid-19 and...
Friday, May 28, 2021
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This blog focuses on two MUVA projects still in operation at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. These two...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
New Oxfam research shows that over a third of the world’s population has had no public money to cope with the effects of the pandemic. A new report “Shelter from the Storm”, done in partnership with Development Pathways, reviewed government schemes...
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Africa, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, America, Bolivia, Guatemala, Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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I want to talk about an area that is little known, often misunderstood, yet promising – what we know about...
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Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone
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Monday, November 2, 2020
The European Commission and the Government of Mozambique have today signed a budget support programme worth €100 million to respond to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic represents a huge challenge to governments around the globe, not only as a health...
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Africa, Cape Verde, Namibia, America, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Asia, Bangladesh, Thailand
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Most of the world’s poor live in rural areas, working mainly in smallholder agriculture. The pandemic threatens to expose—and exacerbate—gender differences in the constraints that farmers face. Such differences leave women particularly vulnerable to the...
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Africa, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The President of South Africa announced on 21 April a new emergency Covid-19 grant to be paid to millions of South Africans. In a new article, we set out how this can be implemented, learning from the experience of neighbouring Namibia which is already...
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Africa, Namibia, South Africa
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