Informes

A growing acceptance of cash transfers as an inter-sectorial tool is accompanied by a better understanding of this approach and its potential to break the cycle of poverty, after much discussion on the role cash transfers…

This bulletin examines trends in staple food and fuel prices, the cost of the basic food basket and consumer price indices for 69 countries in the fourth quarter of 2015 (October to December). The maps on…

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…

The aid sector is premised on external experts judging what’s needed in a crisis. Why don’t we trust people to know their own needs? Humanitarian organisations have traditionally supported crisis-affected people with physical commodities such as food…

Media reports have insinuated that Bavaria has begun taking valuables from migrants to pay for their upkeep. In fact, as ministries point out, this has always been standard procedure and is supported by German law. German media…

This operational guidance and toolkit brings together worldwide expertise on cash-based interventions (CBIs). It provides comprehensive and practical guidance for humanitarian actors to assess the feasibility, conceptualise the design and structure the implementation of MPGs. The…

Fiji's drought-stricken residents in the Western Division are set for some relief with the delivery of water tanks. Read the full report

Background The UNHCR-led inter-agency project on cash and protection and multi-purpose cash grants is part of the global Enhanced Response Capacity (ERC) funding stream of the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO). The project, which runs…

Urban poor populations frequently experience disasters of varying typology and intensity. When set against a backdrop of poverty and marginalisation, their needs can be complex. As recent urban crises have pushed humanitarian agencies to respond in…

This bulletin examines trends in staple food and fuel prices, the cost of the basic food basket and consumer price indices for 70 countries in the third quarter of 2015 (July to September).1 The maps on…