Saturday, August 27, 2022
Social protection programmes need to be strengthened and expanded across Asia to prepare for the impacts of climate change.
Asia and the Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. It also happens to be the most populous, leaving it...
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Stakeholder collaboration and working together are crucial when it comes to adapting and implementing new approaches to poverty reduction. After our successful Regional Dialogues focused on Africa and Asia, “Applying Evidence to Achieve Long-Term...
Sunday, October 17, 2021
The implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) has resulted in milestones for the country's social protection and digital transformation, according to a World Bank official.
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a disbursement of SDR 47.25 million (about US$67.38 million, 30 percent of quota) to Equatorial Guinea under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). The disbursement will...
Monday, August 30, 2021
The dangerous delta variant is spreading. The future of schools is unclear. And millions of workers are about to be kicked off unemployment. On Labor Day, expanded unemployment benefits put in place in response to the pandemic are set to expire, and...
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Social protection includes policies, programmes and measures aimed at ensuring a basic standard of living for a nation’s people, and protecting them against major shocks such as serious illnesses, injury and unemployment. The Covid-19 pandemic that...
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...
Thursday, July 29, 2021
At the end of June, the Lebanese Parliament approved a cash card project that serves as a safety net for vulnerable families in Lebanon as the country goes through the worst economic crisis in its history. Within 15 days of the law’s approval, a...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Chile will improve social equity and strengthen its public spending sustainability with a $500 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This is the second loan of a series of two operations under the programmatic policy-...
Monday, July 12, 2021
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So far, many activation policies have focused on servicing specific target groups: youth, migrants, disabled...