Friday, September 8, 2023
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) estimates that it supports one-third of all the people in the country, working largely through those government structures. Despite that support, a recent U.N. food security review found that a quarter of all...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA), in partnership with the European Union (EU), UNICEF and the International Labour Organization (ILO), launched the country’s National Disability Allowance (NDA). The allowance is a social grant that will...
Monday, August 22, 2022
Privacy International researched a number of social safety-net projects financed by the World Bank during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article reflects on how certain aspects of social protection projects can inadvertently lead to excessive surveillance...
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Africa, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, America, Haiti, Asia, Jordan, Lebanon
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Alors que le budget 2022 est en cours d’élaboration, le Liban s’avère non seulement mauvais élève en matière de discipline budgétaire, mais tout aussi défaillant en ce qui concerne la répartition de ses dépenses de protection sociale, qui sont, de...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The International Labour Organization's (ILO) 2020-2022 World Social Protection Report revealed that 46.9% of the world’s population are “covered by at least one social protection benefit”, excluding health. Arab states fall below the global average, at...
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Africa, Asia, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
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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, June 30, 2021
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This blog is part of a Better Assistance in Crises Research programme series exploring the implications of...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
As the exchange rate of the dollar against the Lebanese lira continues to rise, farmers are struggling to survive the country's dire economic crisis. A Saudi ban on agricultural products could worsen the situation.
Friday, May 21, 2021
The views, thoughts and opinions presented in this Op-Ed belongs to its author(s). They are not necessarily shared by socialprotection.org.
This blog is the first part of the Better Assistance in Crises Research programme series exploring the...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$246 million new project to provide emergency cash transfers and access to social services to approximately 786,000 poor and vulnerable Lebanese reeling under the pressure of Lebanon’...