Financing for social protection often comes from government funds. Any way of expanding fiscal space could therefore be useful with the political will for prioritisation. Egypt created an Economic ...

Two decades ago, IDS published a working paper called ‘Transformative Social Protection’ that would prove to have enormous influence on social protection thinking and development policy. The ...

John Walker examines the financing opportunities and challenges facing social ventures. In developed markets, venture investors depend on their capability to assess and quantify risk in their ...

Delivery Systems form the backbone of social protection programs. They provide the operating environment to enable program implementation, connecting individuals and households with institutions, ...

A new report shows that the integration of climate objectives and social-protection systems can go a long way toward delivering finance where it is needed most. But making the most of these findings ...

1. What is the World Bank’s position on universal social protection? The World Bank is committed to the goal of universal social protection. This means ensuring access to social protection for all ...

Image — An event to kick off a major nationwide operation to distribute no less than 120,000 housing units in Algiers, Algeria, 15 November 2022. Copyright © Amine ...

Parliament has officially passed the Social Protection Bill, 2025, a crucial piece of legislation aimed at fortifying the country’s social safety net and enhancing the welfare of vulnerable groups.

CLIMATE change poses an existential threat to human societies, particularly in low- and middle-income countries that are disproportionately affected yet often lack the resources to mount effective ...

John Walker examines the financing opportunities and challenges facing social ventures. In developed markets, venture investors depend on their capability to assess and quantify risk in their ...

Ahead of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, countries are being urged to embrace an approach to climate action and finance with social protection at its ...