Informes

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused shortages and price rises in PPE, especially those needed to protect frontline health workers. The situation has thrown into danger not only healthcare workers, but the ability of providers like MSF to…

Editorial El sector agroalimentario es clave en América Latina y el Caribe en términos de su aporte a la economía y a la generación de empleo. De ahí que la interrupción del normal funcionamiento de los sistemas…

In 2016, world leaders, United Nations (UN) agencies, and humanitarian agencies came together to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of humanitarian action resulting in 51 commitments known as the Grand Bargain. The global COVID-19 pandemic has…

Why consider using CVA in the COVID-19 context? Women and girls affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in crisis and displacement contexts may face increased risk of domestic violence/intimate partner violence and sexual exploitation and abuse, in addition…

THE GRAND BARGAIN Sub-group on Linking Humanitarian Cash and Social Protection To effectively mitigate the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, action to realise the Grand Bargain commitments to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian response and ‘leave no one behind’…

By Paul Harvey, Daniel Longhurst, Rachel Sabates-Wheeler and Rachel Slater The case for social protection to help people cope with shocks has always been clear and never more obvious than during the current Covid-19 crisis. These issues…

Food prices for refugees and people living in conflict are skyrocketing in Colombia, Yemen, and Sierra Leone, forcing many to eat less meals per day. New IRC data, including in Kenya, Pakistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Uganda, and South…

This document is a follow up to the UNHCR Cash Assistance and COVID – 19 Emerging Field Practices and presents additional snapshots from the many innovative field practices on cash assistance in light of COVID-19. More…

Although global supplies of basic foodstuffs remain abundant, shocks created by COVID-19 started taking a toll on food markets last month. The historic plunge of oil prices, precipitous fall in ethanol production, and deceleration in feed…

INTRODUCTION The use of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in humanitarian action is increasing rapidly. With this rise, there is also growing demand by stakeholders to ensure CVA is more gender-responsive, addressing gender gaps and moving towards…