1. What is the World Bank’s position on universal social protection? The World Bank is committed to the goal of universal social protection. This means ensuring access to social protection for all ...

An additional financing to continue supporting the implementation of a modern and efficient social protection system WASHINGTON, June 12, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved on ...

The session is intended to address various issues related to the costing and financing of social protection, in particular about the achievement of Agenda 2030 objectives on social protection.

A new report shows that the integration of climate objectives and social-protection systems can go a long way toward delivering finance where it is needed most. But making the most of these findings ...

The European Union (EU) has called on the federal and state governments to increase financing for social protection interventions, saying it was critical to reducing poverty across the country. Head ...

(Bangkok) – The government of Nepal should use the forthcoming budget to protect the rights of Nepali children by expanding its popular and successful Child Grant program, 24 Nepali and international ...

(Beirut) – Governments of the Middle East and North Africa region should develop and fund comprehensive social protection systems that fulfill all people’s right to social security, Human Rights Watch ...

Over two decades and with support from the World Bank, many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region pioneered and continuously refined flagship cash transfer programs, mainly conditional ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a Social Protection Framework and Operational Plan to improve social safety nets, expand coverage, and address poverty in the West ...