Reports

Creating sustainable markets to achieve Zero Hunger Applying 50+ years of supply chain expertise to local markets With over 50 years of experience delivering food assistance to the most remote locations in the world, the World Food Programme…

Asia Pacific Humanitarian Overview The Asia-Pacific region continues to be the world’s most disaster-prone region and is the most affected by natural disasters. The poorest countries and communities within the region are highly susceptible to the damages…

Executive Summary Rising global temperatures are wreaking havoc around the world, leaving a trail of destruction from Kyoto to Kerala. But those least responsible for greenhouse gas (GHG1 ) emissions are also those most struggling to survive…

Venue: WFP Regional Bureau, Bangkok Date: Wednesday, 4th December 2019 Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (BKK time) Attendees in person: WFP, OCHA, IFRC, FAO, ECHO, WORLD VISION, UNFPA, UNHCR, Independent consultant. On line/remotely: Sudip Joshi (WFP), Natasha Frosina (WFP), Silke Pietzsch…

1 INTRODUCTION According to ‘The State of the World’s Cash 2018’ report, the biggest barrier to the more effective and extensive use of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) is the perceived risk that cash represents, mainly due…

UNHCR is expanding cash-based assistance so that the millions of people that it serves can meet their needs in dignity, are protected and can become more resilient. Taking a bank card to a cash machine in Beirut,…

By Björn Rust Executive Summary Overview of project and findings During the UnBlocked Cash pilot, Oxfam in partnership with Sempo and ConsenSys distributed 966,443 Vanuatu Vatu (VUV) or 11,896.91 Australian Dollars (AUD) to 187 heads of households and 29…

Part of committing to cash and voucher assistance (CVA) is committing to going digital and collecting data. While they are two different things, they are deeply intertwined. And while an organisation can ‘go digital’ without cash…

¿Qué queremos cambiar? En la actualidad, la Programación de Transferencias Monetarías que funciona para mujeres (PTM) es una herramienta común entre las acciones humanitarias y se usa para satisfacer las diversas necesidades de las personas desplazadas por…

By Hamilton McNutt and Sarah Bailey 1 Executive Summary In times of crisis and disaster, cash transfers can be an effective, efficient and dignified way to meet humanitarian needs. In the ten years between 2005 and 2015, humanitarian…