Wednesday, May 31, 2023
This year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) on May 17 provides a moment to reflect on how COVID-19 affected the economic and mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people...
Thursday, May 25, 2023
In fragile and conflict-affected north-eastern Nigeria, social assistance delivery has evolved from a near absence of any form of systematic and organised approach to a promising attempt to coordinate and deliver services to the most vulnerable...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Experiences of forced displacement are different for women and men. While these may be positive – such as opening up new opportunities for women in paid work and increased decision-making – they can also be negative, with long-term detrimental effects on...
Friday, February 24, 2023
The discourse on restoring the prestige of the Egyptian state was one of the key political discourses advanced by the June 2013 regime, and it was not devoid of repercussions, in particular on the state’s general budget. It quickly prompted the...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
When it comes to contributive pension , we can say that it’s one of the rare domains of social welfare where, legally, foreigners are equal to citizens. But there’s a catch: when a foreigner applies for their pension, they have to justify the legality of...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
“Despite the strategies Government has put in place to ensure sustainability of the SCG program, there is need for Government to demonstrate its commitment by clearing the accumulated arrears owed to the senior citizens. The government also needs to...
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Nepal’s newly elected government should prioritize coverage for all children and add coverage for millions of informal workers as it considers changes to the existing system, Human Rights Watch said today. Nepal’s social protection system fails to...
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Regions within Pakistan have been vulnerable to and impacted by climate-related disasters long before the widespread flooding of 2022. In Chitral, a district in the north of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, flooding and landslide risks from monsoon systems...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The informal business sector is a source of livelihood for millions of people around the world. Despite its size and importance, business-level data that provide an in-depth understanding and cross-country analysis of the sector are lacking. To fill this...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
osovo has been coping with the diverse ramifications of the pandemic since March 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on poverty in Kosovo has been intense, as the pandemic is still affecting businesses, households, people’s everyday lives and their physical and...
