The European Union (EU) has urged the Federal and state governments to increase funding for social protection interventions, emphasising its importance in reducing poverty nationwide. Mr Massimo De ...

Social protection policies and programs help individuals and families escape poverty, manage risks, and improve resilience and opportunity. Prioritizing poorer households in social protection programs ...

Human capital — the knowledge, skills, and health of a population — is the foundation for job creation and economic growth and critical to achieving the World Bank’s mission to end extreme poverty and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vital social protection programmes can be sustained even during conflict and protracted crises, according to findings from a five-year research initiative working across eleven countries. The BASIC ...

President William Ruto on Wednesday, July 30, assented to key legislative proposals, including the Conflict-of-Interest Bill 2023 and the Social Protection Bill 2025. The bills were sponsored by ...

CLIMATE change poses an existential threat to human societies, particularly in low- and middle-income countries that are disproportionately affected yet often lack the resources to mount effective ...

Malawi’s social protection continues to deliver short-term relief, but struggles to sustain livelihoods, economic inclusion ...

“Our lives are interdependent and we see no distinction between us. We are human and share the same needs. This is what motivates us to work together,” said Sifa ...