Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Government-funded food assistance and cash transfers serve as crucial tools for alleviating poverty and inequality, with millions of families across the U.S. relying on social safety net programs to help meet their basic needs. State and federal policies...
Monday, October 30, 2023
India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is among the largest and most influential social programmes in the world, guaranteeing 100 days of paid work to 8% of the world’s population. The programme was designed as a vital lifeline to...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Despite being one of the most effective anti-poverty programmes we have at our disposal – as well as a universal human right – social protection coverage remains shockingly low. Over four billion people globally receive no benefits at all, with the...
Monday, October 23, 2023
Since October 7th, the Gaza Strip has been facing the most severe escalations of violence since its blockade which started in 2007. As of October 18th, the number of IDPs in Gaza is estimated at over one million, half of which are finding refuge in...
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Asia, Palestinian Territory
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Social protection systems currently play a limited role in supporting people with disabilities across much of the globe. While some countries achieve broad social protection coverage for persons with disabilities through a combination of income security...
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
“We want our fundamental human rights and our right to development to be respected,” said Hipólito Acevei.
Acevei, who is the president of the Federation for Indigenous Peoples’ Self-Determination of Paraguay, has spent a lifetime fighting to improve...
Monday, September 18, 2023
Story of Walberto Valdez: "I have been fishing for 20 years to support my family". Join us in the fishing community of Villeta, on the banks of the Paraguay River, where Walberto Valdez, a dedicated fisher, makes his daily journey. This is the...
Monday, September 11, 2023
To understand what is wrong with social protection in Europe, picture watering a garden with a watering-can full of holes.
No matter how full the watering-can, huge amounts of water intended for the plants will be wasted, leaving the flowers to wilt....
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...
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Asian Development Bank (ADB) statisticians Arturo Martinez Jr. and Joseph Albert Nino Bulan answer questions on how the increased cost of living crisis threatens to push many back into poverty in Asia and the Pacific, based on their research for Key...
