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
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 10, 2023
WFP works with the Government of Cambodia to promote gender equality, access to quality education, nutritious diets and social assistance for children in the country's pre-primary and primary schools. “School meals contribute to Cambodia’s human-...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA), in partnership with the European Union (EU), UNICEF and the International Labour Organization (ILO), launched the country’s National Disability Allowance (NDA). The allowance is a social grant that will...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
When schools all over the world closed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, much of the concern was understandably for children’s education. Indeed, the pandemic has been a major setback for learning in many countries, especially for students from...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Inflation cuts across social and economic groups. But it leaves deeper wounds on those from disadvantaged backgrounds, potentially exacerbating the inequalities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the Indonesian government attempts to cushion the...
Thursday, October 20, 2022
An online tool that gives people in rural India access to drought early warnings and geographic data to help them find ways to adapt to climate change has been devised by IIED and is being rolled out in several states. The Climate Resilience Information...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
For Indonesia’s social protection policies to properly advance gender equality, they must do more for women outside their traditional social roles, Vania Budianto writes.
Indonesian social protection policies have gone through significant...
Friday, September 2, 2022
IMF last week announced a provisional $2.9bn loan to Sri Lanka for recovery from an economic crisis which has caused extreme inflation, shortages and protests. But once the loan is approved, the country has decisions to make on how best to spend the...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
How can a large scale cash transfer programme be established from scratch, quickly, and during a deep economic crisis? The Government of Sri Lanka faces that challenge. New research reveals that the problem of selecting eligible households may be...