Informes

As the use of cash transfer programming increases, questions of how it can be used both to meet short-term relief needs and to contribute to recovery and longer-term development become more pertinent. In particular, the use…

Over the past decade social protection has emerged as an important social policy measure to tackle poverty and inequality in society, and to address vulnerability to shocks. In line with these developments, there has been increasing…

Introduction There is little doubt that cash transfers are amongst the most rigorously-evaluated interventions in development. 1 The basic question that this paper addresses, however, is not whether cash transfers work in general, but whether and why they…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO’s) cash and voucher programmes benefit smallholder farmers who are particularly vulnerable to natural hazards, market volatility, conflicts and protracted crises. Cash and vouchers play a critical role…

En la región de América Latina y del Caribe (LAC) se han implementado varios programas que utilizan las transferencias monetarias, por lo general, condicionada. En contextos humanitarios se están usando cada vez más transferencias monetarias, sobre…

Introduction Purpose of the Cash in Emergencies (CiE) Toolkit The humanitarian sector increasingly recognizes cash transfer programming (CTP) as an effective way to support people affected by emergencies, it maintains their dignity and choice, while fostering local economies.…

Introduction The protection of refugees is firmly embedded in an understanding that human rights underpin all aspects of UNHCR’s international protection work and provide the basic normative framework governing UNHCR’s protection and assistance activities including in Public…

1er mars 2016 -- GENÈVE – Près de 32 millions d’enfants dans le monde souffrent d’une déficience auditive invalidante. Selon un nouveau rapport de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé, intitulé Déficience auditive chez l’enfant : marche…

When Category 5 Cyclone Winston hit Fiji on 20 February its winds flattened villages, uprooted crops and damaged infrastructure, while storm surges inundated coastal areas. Almost 350,000 people have been affected and in some of the…

Becky Carter Question What is the state of evidence on the economic impacts of ‘market support’ interventions before and after a shock? Summary This report focuses on humanitarian and disaster risk reduction interventions that aim to reinforce economic resilience to…