Informes

It is important to recognise that Cash Transfers present increased and specific risks for beneficiaries versus other forms of emergency assistance. Given children’s greater vulnerability, the impact of CTP on their wellbeing must be considered at…

This discussion paper examines the links between cash transfers and the positive and negative outcomes for children, in particular the role cash transfers have played in protecting children from harm, exploitation, abuse and violence. The objective…

Fake medicines undermine animal health, food security – new drug standards will help 27 February 2012, Rome - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) are working to establish…

This study was commissioned by the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) in 2011, to review the current use of new technology in humanitarian cash and voucher programming and the broader implications for humanitarian practice. The research was…

Press Release - Department for International Development: Transferring cash and assets to the poor 9 November 2011 Directly providing international aid to the most poor and vulnerable people is showing clear and immediate benefits, according to the National…

Key messages Malnutrition is caused by inadequate dietary intake and disease, which in turn are caused by food insecurity, inadequate care and a poor health environment. In theory, cash transfers in emergency and transitional settings could address…

This bulletin covers 68 countries for the period October to December 2011 (Q4-2011). It examines trends in staple food prices, fuel prices, the cost of the basic food basket, terms of trade and consumer price indices…

NAIROBI, 6 December 2011 (IRIN) - Cash and voucher transfers are being scaled up and increasingly integrated into humanitarian relief efforts across the Horn of Africa, particularly in areas of insecurity, where access issues have led…

Should private military and security companies be involved in peacekeeping in Africa’s war-torn regions? As private companies, their vested interests may not coincide with those of the countries or organisations that employ them. Yet, given the…