ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL2.GPID/2020/TP.24
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development
Focus Area: Inclusive development
Initiatives: Reforming social protection systems
SDGs: Agenda 2030
Keywords: Poverty, Public welfare, Social welfare, Public health, Governance, Covid-19, Egypt, Jordan, Mauritania, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, Lebanon, Arab countries
Targeted Social Protection in Arab Countries before and during the Covid-19 Crisis
September 2021
The present technical paper provides an overview of targeted social protection programmes in selected Arab countries and discusses recent reforms these programmes have been undergoing, focusing on the approaches to identify poor and vulnerable population groups and management information systems utilized to administer these programmes. Additionally, the paper touches upon, how governments in the Arab region used social protection programmes and their respective delivery mechanisms to cushion the socio-economic fallout of Covid-19 prevention measures.
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The present technical paper provides an overview of targeted social protection programmes in selected Arab countries and discusses recent reforms these programmes have been undergoing, focusing on the approaches to identify poor and vulnerable population groups and management information systems utilized to administer these programmes. Additionally, the paper touches upon, how governments in the Arab region used social protection programmes and their respective delivery mechanisms to cushion the socio-economic fallout of Covid-19 prevention measures.
