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 ...

Social protection is an important component of the national budget in Bangladesh, which essentially aims to improve the welfare of vulnerable citizens. Identifying the pitfalls of the social ...

The ruling class in the Lebanese government has been accused of misusing social assistance provisioning to benefit themselves and their supporters for decades. Their influence as political elites ...

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

COVID-19 is no longer a formidable threat. It has become a part of our daily lives and we have learnt to live with it. The memories of the days in lockdown slowly dissipate as we return to business as ...

As we celebrate World Food Day 2024 (October 16), with the theme “Right to Food for a Better Life and Future,” we are reminded of a stark reality; despite producing enough food to feed the world, 733 ...

IRISH parents are set to see the “highest payment” in the social protection system after an increase in Budget 2025. Maternity, paternity, adoptive and parents benefit will increase by €15 per week to ...

On 1 June 2024, Kariega in the Eastern Cape was deluged with more than 220 millimetres of rain — nearly half-a-year’s worth in 24 hours, enough to turn a football field into a shin-deep lake. In ...

This case study reviews the World Food Programme’s (WFP’s) support to social protection in India, specifically the country’s food and nutrition-focused social protection programmes, since 2014. It ...

According to the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2016-17, an estimated 46.5 percent of those who received benefits under social protection programmes in Bangladesh were erroneously ...