Reports

NEW YORK / KATHMANDU, 21 December 2020 – As the designated COVAX procurement coordinator and procurement agent, UNICEF has launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard – an interactive tool for countries, partners and industry to follow…

Agenda Welcome by the Chair (Permanent Secretary, MoWCPA) Minutes/ revised ToR (WFP/ Secretariat) Briefing TC Yasa (Ravulo, MoWCPA) Potential targeting considerations for a TC Yasa response (WFP, Save) Agency updates on ongoing work (5 min per agency - Save, FCOSS, WB,…

Markets play a vital role in the lives of displaced persons and their host communities. Humanitarian actors increasingly rely on market-based programme responses to help crisis affected populations meet their needs through local markets. Market assessments…

Humanitarian actors have made considerable progress in promoting data responsibility in cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in recent years. However, gaps remain between global frameworks for data responsibility and their practical application in the delivery of…

GENEVA (11 December 2020) – A UN expert on water and human rights today expressed concerns about the creation of the world’s first futures market in water, saying it could invite speculation from financiers who…

Background This paper summarises evidence and high-level findings from three evaluations of UNHCR’s CashBased Interventions (CBIs), focusing on the protection outcomes of CBI. Links to the evaluations are included at the end of the document. 1. Appropriateness of…

Samantha Brangeon & Valérie Léon EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For a number of years, there has been exponential growth in the use of Cash and Voucher Assistance in humanitarian programmes. Their increased use, in keeping with one of the commitments…

QU Dongyu outlines ways to minimize the impacts of the pandemic on agri-food systems at Mediterranean Dialogues 2020 3 December 2020, Rome - Ensuring the free movement of food across the world and well-functioning markets has been…

The Safer Cash Toolkit is a set of three tools and guidance to ensure Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programs proactively consider the safety, dignity, and rights of affected populations, and are designed to prevent and…

1 KEY MESSAGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS The direct economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns are leading more people into poverty and hunger. Estimates to date on the impact of COVID-19 on poverty and food security…