Informes

1. What is the UN Common Cash Statement (UNCCS)? The UN Common Cash Statement was launched in December 2018 by the four principals of UNICEF, OCHA, UNHCR and WFP to collaborate on cash and voucher assistance, using…

The update covers 14 operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in which cash-based interventions (CBIs) are currently implemented. Key Highlights 551,595 individuals reached with cash assistance in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, out…

INTRODUCTION The right to adequate housing has been recognized as an essential component to an adequate standard of living. The centrality of the right to adequate housing, which encompasses concepts such as security of tenure, affordability and…

We, representatives of donors, UN agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and INGOs listed below, recommend that governments, donors, development and humanitarian partners increase provision of cash assistance, where appropriate, to help populations directly…

Paul Thissen Cash-based approaches to social protection programs are getting a lot of attention during the COVID crisis. By one count, cash transfers are the most common type of government assistance response to the pandemic. How do…

Executive Summary The World is likely experiencing the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression with advanced and developing countries suffering severe economic impacts and devastating consequences. Contractions in economic activity in response to COVID-19 will have…

New supply agreement between UNICEF and Serum Institute of India (SII) makes pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) available at US$2.00 per dose, a 43 per cent reduction from the Gavi price at the start of the Advance…

Regulation to ensure that personal protective equipment (PPE) is distributed in an equitable and transparent manner during the COVID-19 pandemic must be put in place, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has urged. Since the beginning of the pandemic,…

Esta guía sobre las consideraciones de Protección en la Programación de Transferencias Monetarias (PTM) en el contexto de la pandemia del COVID-19 se ha preparado con los aportes de los miembros del Equipo de Trabajo del…

Es necesario que se regularice el mercado de equipos de protección individual para que todos los países puedan proteger al personal sanitario que trabaja en la respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19 París/Barcelona-Madrid, 28 de mayo de…