Informes

Global Highlights • During the first quarter of 2014, the global cereal price index decreased by 19% year-on-year, and slightly increased by 1% compared to the previous quarter. • Nominal prices of maize (-31%), wheat (-8%) and rice…

Evidence of impact of emergency cash transfers on gender and protection: What is the level and type of evidence on the impact of emergency cash transfers on gender and protection? Helpdesk response Key messages: The major trends and…

The Government through the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) will not provide “cash support” to people affected by the recent flooding, but will provide materials and other tools to help people rebuild their homes and restart…

L’utilisation des transferts électroniques dans les programmes de transfert monétaire (PTM) s’est accrue dans la sphère humanitaire ; ces transferts sont de plus en plus reconnus comme un type d’intervention rentable et efficace dans certains contextes…

There is little rigorous evidence on the comparative impacts of cash and food transfers on food security and food-related outcomes. We assess the relative impacts of receiving cash versus food transfers using a randomized design. Drawing…

Tongan Government has reportedly made a bid for cash to distribute relief supplies to cyclone survivors. New Zealand Tongan Advisory Council head, Melino Maka, says the Tongan Government has made a bid for cash to distribute relief…

Gathering evidence through action research is one of the ways that CaLP aims to improve cash transfer programming (CTP) implementation and raise awareness about CTP and its use as an appropriate and effective mechanism for emergency…

I) BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES As a result of the growing consensus on the key role of markets in humanitarian interventions in recent years, several different tools and guidelines have been developed to assist and guide humanitarian organisations…

EMBARGOED TILL 10 AM EST, 30 January, 2014 Commits to Increase Electronic Payments to Strengthen Local Economies New York – 30 January, 2014 –Catholic Relief Services (CRS) announced that it has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance, pledging…

Global Highlights The global cereal price index decreased by 23% on a year-on-year basis in the October-December 2013 quarter, driven by significant drops in nominal prices of maize (-37%), wheat (-13%) and rice (-22%). Comparing quarterly averages, real…