The Sahel region of Africa faces multiple crises, which further compound structural economic and human development challenges. The Sahel is one of the world’s poorest regions and displays some of the lowest...
The Sahel region of Africa faces multiple crises, which further compound structural economic and human development challenges. The Sahel is one of the world’s poorest regions and displays some of the lowest...
The countries in the Sahel region remain among the poorest in the world while also being highly vulnerable to shocks. During the last fiscal year, climate change, the fallouts of the war in Ukraine, increased...
Gender-based violence (GBV) has substantial individual and collective costs that disproportionately affect poorer women and girls. One woman in three worldwide has experienced physical or sexual violence...
Gender-based violence (GBV) has substantial individual and collective costs that disproportionately affect poorer women and girls. One woman in three worldwide has experienced physical or sexual violence...
Investing in children’s human capital is one of the most critical investments a country can make to break the cycle of poverty and reap the demographic dividend. It can support the productivity and competitiveness...
Nepal’s recent transition to a federal state structure provides a historic juncture to realize the role that social protection can play in achieving the constitutional goals of equity, inclusion, and prosperity...
Nepal’s recent transition to a federal state structure provides a historic juncture to realize the role that social protection can play in achieving the constitutional goals of equity, inclusion, and prosperity...
Social protection (SP) in Bangladesh is characterized by a large number of programs. Multiple agencies implement numerous interventions. To maximize the impact of social protection programs, it is critical...
In Bangladesh, regular increases in social protection budget have typically prioritized increases in coverage over increases in benefit size or amounts. To maximize the impact of social protection (SP)...
Policy making requires categorizations, which are commensurate with strategic directions. Social protection is a term, which can be used to describe a broad range of programs. The National Social Security...
Most social protection agencies in Bangladesh do not invest enough in core processes of budgeting, management, enrolment, delivery and accountability. To maximize the impact of social protection (SP) programs...
Bangladesh’s economy is growing at a healthy pace and macro conditions are strong. Progress in social outcomes in Bangladesh is inspiring other countries, but deep challenges persist as the pace of poverty...
The South Asia Human Capital Plan acknowledges the great strides the region has made in investing in human capital but highlights the deficits that remain. Given current quality, coverage, and effectiveness...
Gender-based violence (GBV) has substantial individual and collective costs that disproportionately affect poorer women and girls and can constrain the impact of social programs. Globally, GBV is a drain...
Nepal has made significant progress across many human capital dimensions in the past twenty years, though shocks remain a threat to achievements. The current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has adversely...
Within the ministries selected for the management of social safety net programs, there are five main categories of management units effectively responsible for the daily management of social safety net...
While not sufficient to bring social safety nets to scale, the presence of policies, laws and legal frameworks are part of setting up robust institutions to support social safety net scale-up. Social protection...