Sunday, March 29, 2020
As more and more parts of the world declare lockdown measures in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the damage to economies and livelihoods is rapidly escalating and giving rise to additional forms of distress during this healthcare crisis. The...
Saturday, March 28, 2020
The central government's announcement of a relief package yesterday is welcome, as have been the steps announced by various state governments, with Kerala leading the way. Without a relief package, a three-week lockdown could have led to the indirect...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
El presidente de la República, Laurentino Cortizo, anunció una serie de bonos de apoyo y medidas económicas para mitigar los efectos causados por el nuevo coronavirus.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Lawmakers on Monday reminded the Executive Department, particularly the Department of Finance, to fully implement the safety net provisions of the Tax Reform of Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law as the oil-price hike for diesel for January 2020 may...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Palestine welcomed a contribution of €2.95 million (US$3.6 million) from the European Union to support critical food assistance to severely vulnerable Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The funds –...
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Asia, Palestinian Territory
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Millions of vulnerable families living across the Sahel are exposed to recurrent shocks, exacerbated by climate change, which undermines their fragile food security and nutrition situation.
To inform the design of shock-responsive social protection...
Monday, February 19, 2018
NAIROBI — The humanitarian sector should aim to deliver aid in the most cost-effective, efficient ways, and this can be reached through unconditional cash transfers, argued panelists in Devex’s recent webinar on the use of cash transfers in...
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Global, Africa, Kenya, Somalia
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Friday, February 26, 2016
Price subsidies have been a very important part of the Indian government’s plan of trying to bring down poverty in the country. This entails selling commodities like rice, wheat and kerosene, at a price significantly lower than the market price through...