Reports

JOHANNESBURG, 11 November 2009 (IRIN) - A move by donor countries to provide aid agencies with cash, allowing them the flexibility to source cheaper or more appropriate food in the region or beneficiary country and save on transport and…

Rachel Slater and John Farrington Key points - The targeting of cash transfers can increase their impact on poverty, but can be limited by the lack of resources and capacity in low-income countries - Targeting vulnerable groups is often simpler, more politically…

John Farrington Key points - Lump sum transfers work better in post-emergency than development contexts, as long as markets remain functional - Lump sums can work in development contexts, when complemented by small, regular transfers and advisory services - Prospects for successful…

The purpose of this technical guidance sheet is to provide guidance to WFP Country Office and partner staff in conducting a simple trader survey with limited or no external technical support. For complex trader surveys, or in situations where…

NAIROBI, 6 July 2009 (IRIN) - The European Commission's humanitarian aid department (DG ECHO), released its annual report on 1 July (see full report). According to the 110-page financial report, overall spending in 2008 was 937 million euros (about US$1.302 billion) across…

POINT DE MIRE En dépit de la forte progression enregistrée ces dernières semaines, les cours mondiaux de la plupart des produits agricoles ont chuté en 2009 par rapport aux sommets atteints en 2008, ce qui présage un lent retour à…

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank should use their spring meetings to deliver the G20's promise to protect the world's poorest countries from economic devastation, Oxfam said today. Dramatic declines in trade, remittances and foreign investment are hitting developing…

This Strategy Paper seeks to be both a policy-making tool, contributing to the ongoing discussion on the evolution of intervention methodologies in Northern Uganda, as well as a practical hand-guide for development partners wishing to develop Voucher-for-Work projects in the…

While countries in the industrialized part of the world is expecting a decrease in food prises, the actual crisis is a crushing blow to the more than 40 percent the global population living on less than 2$ a day.…

The United Nations has been providing assistance to Fiji, where recent heavy rains have claimed 11 lives and forced over 10,000 people from their homes. The Pacific island nation's National Disaster Management Office reported that the flooding, caused by rains which…