Thursday, October 14, 2021
Social protection is a right for the federal government and not a token or favour. The last 18 months have been difficult for families and communities across the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vision of equality and inclusion as...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Across Africa, states have adapted or expanded social protection measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These interventions provide valuable policy lessons and political opportunities to reimagine the social contract on the continent.
The...
Thursday, August 19, 2021
The World Bank forecasted in January 2021 that the COVID-19 crisis will result in an additional 10.9 million Nigerians entering extreme poverty, living on less than a dollar a day, by 2022. Prior to the pandemic, about 90 million Nigerians, more than 40...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
UNICEF's cash transfer programme has played a key played a key role in helping children access education, suggests a new study released today on maximizing the impact of cash transfers for vulnerable adolescents in Jordan.
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the growing importance of employee insurance, according to the report, "Shaping a brighter future of work: Global and local market insights", released by Zurich Insurance Group last month.
There has been more...
Monday, June 7, 2021
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Lower-middle-income countries spend 1.4 percent of GDP on social assistance that reduces relative poverty by...
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America, Brazil, Asia, China, Oceania, Australia, New Zealand
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Monday, April 26, 2021
Developing countries have used most of their COVID-19 recovery funds to bail out big business, neglecting millions of people who have been pushed into poverty including cash-in-hand workers, women and the disabled, a study showed on Thursday.
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Africa, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal
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Monday, March 8, 2021
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On International Women’s Day 2021, let’s think about pensions. Why? Women around the world still face highly...
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Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia
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Monday, February 22, 2021
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For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is rising around the world, as COVID-19 threatens to...
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Africa, Niger, Uganda, Zambia, America, Peru, Asia, Afghanistan
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
New Oxfam research shows that over a third of the world’s population has had no public money to cope with the effects of the pandemic. A new report “Shelter from the Storm”, done in partnership with Development Pathways, reviewed government schemes...
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Africa, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, America, Bolivia, Guatemala, Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia
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