Reports

There are over 25 million refugees in the world today and most of them—especially those in developing countries—do not have formal labor market access (LMA). That is, they do not have the right to work or…

CGTN Interview of Jo Burton, Cash Transfers & Markets Specialist with the ICRC. Cash transfers have become an increasingly important method of helping those displaced in armed conflict to fight against poverty and recover their livelihood. From 2012…

Money is the main means of survival for most people around the world. In armed conflict, having cash to buy essential goods can mean the difference between life and death for people suffering the effects of…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report looks at the ICRC’s experience of using cash transfer programming (CTP) in armed conflict. The ICRC has increased its use of cash and vouchers in recent years and is very encouraged by the…

Invited Stakeholders: Government Donors (MFAT) Humanitarian Agencies (UN Agencies & NGOs) Private Sector – Financial Service Providers (Reserved Bank and World Bank) Civil Society Groups

The debate surrounding cash assistance in conflict is back on the agenda this week, as Cash Week 2018 gets under way in London. A series of events and workshops are taking place across the capital, including a…

ABSTRACT This paper underlines the need for gender-informed market analysis to design responses to food insecurity, such as cash-based transfers (CBT), that have the potential to affect economic empowerment. Based on assessments carried out by WFP and…

Opinion: For cash transfers to work, we can't ignore gender "We know that gender inequalities mean that disasters and conflicts affect populations differently. As humanitarian actors, we must carefully consider the ways emergencies can exacerbate women’s and…

FAO Director-General and IFAD President visit market fair in Rome 6 October 2018, Rome - During a visit to a farmers market fair in Rome today, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and IFAD’s President Gilbert F.…

Summary Cash transfers have moved from the fringe of humanitarian response to the mainstream. This is reflected in the Grand Bargain commitment made by donors and international organisations in 2016 to ‘increase the use and coordination of…