Wednesday, September 8, 2021
As COVID-19 spread across the world, governments responded with an unprecedented increase in social assistance measures. Policymakers had to shift their focus to urban areas, particularly slums, whose residents were hit the hardest by the...
Country:
Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The federal and provincial governments have announced a $444-million investment to fund rent support for nearly 35,500 households in Alberta.
Friday, May 14, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated housing insecurity for millions of low- and moderate-income renters....
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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While most of us understand the importance of housing, the nuts and bolts of how housing markets and...
Country:
America, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
There is a need to reimagine social protection for the most vulnerable as unemployment rate among head of households doubled to 15% in December. The government will need to provide more targeted assistance to lower-income families in urban...
Monday, December 28, 2020
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A year has passed since the world learnt about the attack of the novel coronavirus. Countries around the...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
“To achieve universal energy access, we must close the affordability gap and put the poor first. Public finance and governments play a key role in bridging this gap to connect poor and vulnerable populations to modern energy services they can afford,”...
Friday, February 14, 2020
Rocío de Moreno, presidenta del Comité Plan Toda Una Vida, mantuvo una reunión con María Gabriela Sigala, esposa del Presidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID); con Nora Libertun, especialista del BID; y Tatiana Gallego, Jefa de la División...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The UN economic and social chief on Monday called on the international community to redouble efforts to rid "the world of this inhumane scourge that is homelessness." At the Commission for Social Development second plenary meeting, Under-Secretary-...
Thursday, January 30, 2020
BLOG: While social protection coverage has increased in many parts of the world, it is evident that many countries, both developed and developing, struggle to meet the basic social protection needs of their populations. Today, just 29% of the global...