This paper examines the current state of play and trends in social assistance in terms of spending, coverage, incidence, benefit size, and poverty reduction impacts using administrative data and household...
This Handbook is for practitioners working in the social protection or fisheries sectors searching for innovative ways to promote sustainable fisheries and reduce human vulnerability. Amid a global decline...
Fishery stocks are declining all over the world, threatening not only the livelihoods of fisheries households and communities, but also food and nutrition security of a broader society. However, many countries...
This paper reviews the current and potential roles of social protection and jobs (SPJ) policies and mechanisms in supporting address the challenges related to climate change. Given its central role in...
During the recent Covid-19 shock (2020/21), most countries used cash transfers to protect the livelihoods of those affected by the pandemic or by restrictions on mobility or economic activities, including...
With nearly 420 million children reached worldwide, school meals are among the largest-scale social protection interventions. This paper traces the evolution of school meals programs globally, examines...
During the recent Covid-19 shock (2020/21), most countries used cash transfers to protect the livelihoods of those affected by the pandemic or by restrictions on mobility or economic activities, including...
The multiplier effects of cash transfers are receiving renewed attention globally. The existence of multipliers — or the generation of additional dollars for every one dollar injected as cash transfers...
Energy subsidies, which have a long history of use by governments around the world, have been rising in recent years after a brief period of decline. Despite their significant wider costs, subsidies are...
Between December 2022 and May 2023, the number of social protection and other related measures announced or implemented in response to inflation rose by about 31 percent. The latest tally includes 1,333...
Between December 2022 and May 2023, the number of social protection and other related measures announced or implemented in response to inflation rose by about 31 percent. The latest tally includes 1,333...
Cette étude examine en profondeur l’approche de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) pour fournir des transferts monétaires d’urgence : le programme Solidarité par les transferts economiques contre...
This study looks in depth at Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) approach to delivering emergency cash transfers: the Solidarity through Economic Transfers Against the Poverty in Kinshasa (STEP-KIN)...
Between September and December 2022, the number of social protection and other related measures announced or implemented in response to inflation rose by about 67%. The latest tally includes 1,016 responses...
Over the decades, Tunisia has made considerable efforts to roll out different social protection programs, both contributory and noncontributory ones with the objective of providing essential basic services...
Between July and September 2022, the number of social protection and other related measures announced or implemented in response to inflation rose by about 62 percent. The latest tally includes 609 responses...
This report describes experiences and lessons learned from Indonesia’s successful implementation of tracking and performance evaluation of national spending on priority nutrition interventions. Budget...
Between April and June, 2022, the number of social protection measures announced or implemented in response to inflation rose by about 70 percent. These currently include 376 responses across 121 economies...
This note provides an update of social protection and related measures in Ukraine and for displaced Ukrainian populations in a variety of countries. Previous versions of the note were published on March...
This note aims to guide policymakers and practitioners working within or with governments on social protection and labor (SPL) and/or fisheries policies and programs toward a more meaningful and more integrated...