International Labour Organisation (ILO) argues that the poorest countries can afford to finance social protection, and there are eight options to create fiscal space.
“In middle-income countries, it may be that growth has lifted all the poor out of poverty who can be lifted; for the rest, social policy will be needed (Raj M. Desai 2015).”
Can social protection lift up households out of poverty sustainably? The keyword of this sentence is ‘sustainably’.
What components or types of social protection programmes most effectively reduce poverty and vulnerability? What about impacts on a local economy?
ASEAN countries are enjoying a rapid economic growth. However, most of them are likely vulnerable to some changes that would happen in the post-2015 era.
On 4 February 2015, Lesotho launched the National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS).
The World Bank made a commitment to support the continuation of its Social Safety Net (SSN) program in Djibouti.
The World Bank has pledged $1.8 billion to countries in the Horn Africa to invest in social safety net and infrastructure.
Graduation strategy for the poor to get out of poverty is one of the major concerns for the policy makers.
UNRISD held an interesting panel discussion at UNOG Library in April 2014.