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...
Thursday, February 4, 2021
COVID-19 has hit Latin America hard on the health, economic, and social fronts. Week after week, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico are among the countries with the highest number of COVID cases, and Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru...
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America, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
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Thursday, January 28, 2021
Although school feeding programmes are a lifeline for millions of boys and girls, nearly 40 billion in-school meals have been missed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published on Thursday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Office of...
Thursday, January 28, 2021
The Lagos State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has kicked-off the cash for work programme for vulnerable people in the State with the aim of cushioning the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Economic inclusion programs, which help boost income and assets of the world’s poorest, are on the rise in 75 countries, reaching approximately 20 million poor and vulnerable households, and benefitting nearly 92 million individuals. This surge comes at...
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Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zambia, America, Peru, Asia, Bangladesh, India
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Governments and development partners have long used economic inclusion programs as part of their anti-poverty efforts. These interventions are key to helping the poorest and vulnerable people escape the cycle of poverty by boosting their incomes...
