Research

The ‘Food Security and Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection: What do we know and where to go next?’ webinar took place on the 22nd of October 2019. The event was organised by the World Food Programme (WFP). Referring to the latest findings on the field of food and nutrition-sensitive social protection, the webinar aimed to discuss the global challenges in the promotion of food security, identifying the key challenges and opportunities faced in the Middle East, Central Asia and North, East and Southern African regions. The session was moderated by Juan Gonzalo Jaramillo Mejia (Social Protection Programme Policy Officer, World Food Programme), who was joined by speakers Dr. Michael Samson (Director of Research, Economic Policy Research Institute), Dr. Stephen Devereux...Read more

It is hard to discuss development, poverty and foreign aid without someone mentioning the contentious topic of Universal Basic Income (UBI). Some say it will be the defining issue for the future of poverty and inequity, others say it will never work. But what exactly are the defining features of UBI? According to the Basic Income Earth Network , “A basic income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.” In other words, it is a universal, unconditional cash paid over time. UBI is not only a development tool for countries with generalized poverty—UBI pilots are under discussion or have started in places like Oakland (United States), Ontario (Canada) and Utrecht (Netherlands). Whether you love it (see exhibit A...Read more