Yet, three in four people in low-income countries still lack coverage WASHINGTON, April 7, 2025 –A new World Bank report reveals both the progress and the ongoing challenges in strengthening social ...

As an economy develops, economic policy and social policy tend to overlap. Reports of long queues of people in Ho Chi Minh City withdrawing their social insurance contributions after losing their jobs ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper investigates the impact of automation on the U.S. labor market from 2000 to 2007, specifically examining whether ...

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy Two billion women and girls worldwide lack access to any form of social protection, according to ...

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy Social protection programmes have the potential to create lasting improvements in older women’s ...

If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that the oft-noted obstacles to putting robust social protection systems in place – a lack of finances, administrative constraints, etc. – can be ...

UNHCR’s assistance around the world has been performing the same role as social protection for many years. However, with most refugees in protracted situations and a small percentage of those ...

(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 ...

The need to reform social protection systems across the Western Balkans has become more salient given the impacts of overlapping global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of ...

THE Federal Government and the World Bank have reiterated their commitment to expanding social protection systems and economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable citizens. The assurance was ...

Stakeholders have said that successful implementation of the Lagos State Social Protection Policy requires the participation of several partners including inter-government agencies. They advised the ...

Social protection in Kenya has long been viewed as a financiallifeline and a safety net for the elderly, the poor, Persons Living withDisabilities (PLWDs), orphans and vulnerable children. However, in ...