One-fourth of Sri Lankans are living in poverty, yet more than 50% are not covered by social protection schemes Fragmentation and poor governance have resulted in an inefficient social protection ...

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the US$70 million Morocco Second Identity and Targeting for Social Protection Project to further support the ongoing ambitious social protection reform ...

A new report has warned that Bhutan’s social protection system is fragmented and underfunded, leaving large sections of the population vulnerable to poverty, economic shocks, and climate risks, even ...

Julia was a beneficiary of the Dominican Republic's Emergency Bonus after Hurricane Fiona. Photo: Supérate, a social protection program of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican system is recognized ...

LIFE rarely unfolds exactly as we plan it. We can make preparations as best we can and yet, we can never fully expect events to run seamlessly all the time.

I still remember a question asked during the 2023 Australasian AID Conference, where I spoke on the panel Cash Transfers and Social Protection Programs: South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific. “What ...

Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the necessity of robust social protection programs, and Jordan is no exception. In 2019, Jordanian authorities introduced the Unified Cash ...

As an economy develops, economic policy and social policy tend to overlap. Reports of long queues of people in Ho Chi Minh City withdrawing their social insurance contributions after losing their jobs ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Social protection programs are crucial for stabilizing household income, especially during crises. Brazil's response to the ...

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has called on the federal government to strengthen social protection programs ...