Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s rights to social security and an adequate standard of living. Many African governments introduced measures like cash...
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Africa, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
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We know the economic impacts of COVID-19 have been severe. Advanced and developing countries alike have...
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Africa, Angola, Burundi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Asia, North Korea
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Friday, December 13, 2019
BLOG: Spending on social protection interventions, such as the Senior Citizens Grant, is not a welfare cost, but is in fact an investment to the economy that demonstrates remarkable macro-economic impacts comparable to investment in other interventions...
Saturday, March 30, 2019
A project supported by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) together with Japan Refugee Project has provided skills in business, income generating projects and employment to refugees in West Nile.
Kazuki Kameda, the Ambassador of Japan to...
Monday, November 20, 2017
Mid last year, the National Planning Authority (NPA) held a half-day workshop at Hotel Africana, which explored possible interventions to propel the country to a middle-income status.
Among the presentations, NPA chairperson, Dr Kisamba Mugerwa, said...