Monday, January 24, 2022
Mexico has long suffered from high poverty and social exclusion. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has likely exacerbated these problems, an increase in social program spending helped lessen the negative impact on employment, retail sales, and poverty....
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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As climate-related natural disasters occur with increasing frequency, disproportionally impacting poorer...
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Africa, Ethiopia, America, Mexico, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Vietnam
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Monday, May 24, 2021
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The need for higher allocation for the social safety net programmes (SSNPs) has never been felt so badly than...
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America, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, South Korea
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
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COVID-19 has hit Latin America hard on the health, economic, and social fronts. Week after week, Brazil,...
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America, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
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Friday, November 6, 2020
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My first job in the public sector was for a cash transfer programme called Ellas Hacen (They Do) in...
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America, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Asia, India
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Friday, January 17, 2020
The security and dignity of a good-quality home is one of the most important and liberating qualities in society. For people experiencing financial or social pressures, many countries offer some form of public or social housing system. While there...
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Chile, Mexico, United States, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, America, Europe
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
The big story in the social protection world last week was the news that Mexico’s Prospera programme is to be abolished after 21 years. Formerly known as Progresa and Oportunidades, it had become an iconic...
Monday, January 14, 2019
Banco Azteca será la institución que emitirá las llamadas Tarjetas del Bienestar para los beneficiarios de los programas sociales del gobierno federal, como la pensión para adultos mayores y para personas con discapacidad, confirmó a Animal Político...
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Up to 80,000 pesos available to help young people buy first home. A federal government program designed to help young people buy their first home was officially relaunched in Colima yesterday with an additional 3,000 housing subsidies announced. The...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
“Don’t do what we have done” was one of the resounding messages Santiago Levy told an audience of development professionals, government representatives, civil society, private sector and members of academia during the Asian Development Bank’s ...
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America, Argentina, Mexico, Asia, Philippines
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