
How can Sri Lanka move towards a more inclusive social protection system?
Compounding shocks have resulted in Sri Lanka facing its worst debt and economic crisis since independence, exacerbating an already challenging situation of low, precarious and volatile incomes, and severely impacting...
09/10/2023
An affordable and feasible pathway to universal social security
This paper explains why using universality – social security for everyone within a population category – is more successful than other approaches in implementing social security schemes. The study demonstrates...
19/06/2023
National Social Protection Strategy for Sierra Leone 2022-2026
The National Social Protection Strategy outlines the Sierra Leone’s strategic priority areas for 2022-2026, to meet the policy objectives laid out in the National Social Protection Policy (NSPP). First, it...
15/06/2023
Situation Analysis of Children (SitAn) in Egypt 2021: key highlights
This seven-page report visual report highlights key aspects of the 2021 situation analysis of children in Egypt. It focuses on five areas – Health, Education, violence against girls and women, access...
06/06/2023
Situation Analysis of Children and Adolescents in Egypt 2021: Summary report
In 2021, together with UNICEF Egypt, we carried out a situation analysis (SitAn) of children, adolescents, and young people in Egypt. The SitAn, using rights-based and gender-focused approaches, is expected...
06/06/2023
The additional costs of disability in Cambodia: implications for the design of social protection schemes
Persons with disabilities are disproportionately represented amongst the poorest members of Cambodia’s population. Overall, the national poverty rate (2021) among persons without disabilities was 17.5 per cent, while the rate...
19/05/2023
Good practices and lessons for meaningful engagement of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in disability assessment process
Disability-specific social protection schemes require a mechanism to identify and assess eligible recipients on the basis of their disability. This is a challenging and highly debated topic, and the type...
19/05/2023
Microsimulation Tool for Cambodia – Disability-inclusive social protection system
Disability-inclusive social protection schemes are one important way to promote and enable equitable and fair participation and benefits for persons with disabilities. Building a modern social protection system for persons...
19/05/2023
From historical trends to investment pathways: Social protection expenditure in Pacific Island Countries and Timor-Leste
This paper provides a comprehensive study on social protection financing in Pacific Island Countries and Timor-Leste, covering their expenditure size, composition, and historical evolution.
25/04/2023