Social protection is often reduced to a single question about how much money the government gives. Many people judge it by the size of a ...

Marcelina Ngandu, a widowed mother of five in Zambia, receives monthly cash transfers that she invests in her small business. Every two months, Marcelina Ngandu collects her cash transfer from the ...

UNHCR’s assistance around the world has been performing the same role as social protection for many years. However, with most refugees in protracted situations and a small percentage of those ...

(New York) – Nepal’s newly elected government should prioritize coverage for all children and add coverage for millions of informal workers as it considers changes to the existing system, Human Rights ...

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 ...

Countries across the world aim to provide social protection for all citizens or residents, generally by a combination of public social insurance and social assistance. Social protection, or social ...

This Q&A with Michal Rutkowski is based on a DEVEX interview conducted on March 10, 2022. (View the Devex video interview above) To assist the most vulnerable effectively, social protection systems ...

(Beirut) – Governments of the Middle East and North Africa region should develop and fund comprehensive social protection systems that fulfill all people’s right to social security, Human Rights Watch ...