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 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 ...

“Our lives are interdependent and we see no distinction between us. We are human and share the same needs. This is what motivates us to work together,” said Sifa Dusabe (left), who was a Congolese ...

Through supporting the effectiveness of Rwanda’s flagship social protection Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP), the World Bank’s Strengthening Social Protection Project (SSPP) increased the coverage ...

Household registration underway during the launch of the Imibereho Social Registry system in Kagugu Cell, City of Kigali, Rwanda, on January 17, 2024. As of 2024, 62 countries have operationalized ...

There is growing alarm in Kosovo over rising prices for food, electricity, fuel, and firewood. This is not unwarranted. As elsewhere around the world, inflation is straining Kosovans’ budgets as ...

The International Labour Organization has emphasised the central role of social health protection in achieving Universal Health Coverage, as the world marked International UHC Day. The agency ...

Social protection programs are crucial for stabilizing household income, especially during crises. Brazil's response to the pandemic, the Auxilio Emergencial (AE) program, demonstrated the value of a ...

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 ...

(Beirut) – The majority of people in Lebanon are unable to secure their social and economic rights amid a deepening economic crisis, with low-income households bearing the brunt, Human Rights Watch ...